Why Focus on Employee Wellness

• Research shows that the state of employee health and wellness

directly affects the workplace.
• Chronic health problems can cost organizations in many ways
including lost work days, presenteeism and diminished
capacity.
• Stress, anxiety, and other mental health issues also account for
increased absenteeism and lowered productivity.
• The implementation of workplace wellness programs has
become a key strategy for many employers in lowering overall
healthcare costs while boosting productivity, morale and
performance.
STRESS AT WORKPLACE
 I HATE YOU

WHAT IS STRESS

Stress is the “wear and tear” our minds and

bodies experience as we attempt to cope
with our continually changing environment
 TYPES OF STRESS

• Organizational stressors

• Environmental stressors

• Personal stressors
 SYMPTOMS OF STRESS

• Physiological Symptom

• Psychological Symptom

• Behavioral Symptom
 FACTORS INFLUENCING WORK
STRESS

• Changing work • Uncertainty

patterns • Conflict
• Working conditions • Responsibility
• Overwork • Relationships at work
• Under-work • Change at work
 WHY DO WE NEED
WELLNESS PROGRAMME???
Employees (Human Capital)
 Hard to find
 Expensive to train
 Difficult to motivate & keep productive
 Challenging to retain
BENEFITS OF PROGRAMME

 Retention
 Productivity
 Motivation
 Absenteeism
 CONTIBUTION BY
COMPANIES FOR WELLNESS
PROGRAMME
 LG
• LG has instituted a number of programs for their employees
designed to improve not only their own Lives, but to reach
out into the community to make a difference in the lives of
others.

Activities:
• Reimbursements for health club memberships.
• Wellness Fair
 HERO HONDA
Activities:
• Tie-up with some Gurgaon hospitals.

Benefits:
• All employees in the company are covered under the
National Insurance Scheme.
 MOREPEN 3H
Activities:
• They have a team of 8 doctors and mobile clinics which are
always there for basic routine check-ups.

Benefits:
• Senior Staff is medically insured.
• Reimbursement of Rs. 600 is given to the junior staff.
 DELL
Activities:

• Rewards to employees who completes personal health

survey.
• Spouses are also covered under Dell medical plan.

Benefits:
• Paid vacations/holidays.
• Free annual health screenings.
• Discounts in membership of Fitness Centers/Gyms.
 TCS
Activities:

• Stress reduction programs.

• Holiday homes across the country.

• Picnics/get – together.

• In – house gymnasiums & recreation facilities.

• Medical insurance for employees and family (including

50% for dependant parents)
 ACCENTURE
Accenture maintains employee wellness
by:
• Gym
• Forums & clubs
• Team work is encouraged
• Yoga & meditation
• Involving employee family too
• Gaming rooms for techno geeks
• Counselling
• “Energy at Work” campaign
• Wellness centres
• Women friendly policies
IBM
Immunization, fitness & nutrition,
stress management, ergonomics,
health risk assessment, screening
progs.
Qualified physicians
In 2007, IBM launched a cardiac
& diabeties wellness camp
Vision care, dental & oral cancer
detection camps
“Active for Life” program
Healthy eating and nutrition
program
Special programs for women
In 2005, MITR program
Class room session on stress
management
 HCL
TECHNOLOGIES
 BELIEF
• HCL Technologies belief

• HEALTHY EMPLOYEES

• Fewer days of work,

• Productivity and

• Reduces healthcare costs

 HCL TECHNOLOGIES
CONCERN
• Concern for the organization-Work related stress

• HCL introduced employee wellness programs which

motivate employees to change their lifestyles.
 EMPLOYEE WELLNESS
HCL TECHNOLOGIES
• ‘Employee First’ philosophy

• HCL has introduced MITR-an Employee

Assistance Program
 MITR

• MITR-to provide independent

support, information and advice

• Telephone counseling to provide

immediate support and guidance on
any issue issue
 Others initiatives

• Medical camps

• Fairs for preventive health screenings- cholesterol,

diabeties, asthma
 De-stressing
• Yoga

• Meditation

• Reiki

• Acupressure

• Laughter and humor at

workplace
 Recipe contests

• To promote vegetarian, and

low-calorie, fat-free food
consumption among
employees
 Aerobics and Gym

There are facilities for :

• Aerobics and gym work-outs,

• BMI awareness and assessment

• Weight management tips

 REASONS BEHIND THE
EMPLOYEE WELLNESS
PROGRAM
• Forum for information-sharing on wellness

• Capture and report the experiences and recommendations

on how to achieve desired results

• To improve the wellness index for the overall

organization