Seventy-five percent of employees believe their senior leaders have employee wellbeing on the agenda.
It's a heartening statistic. But, companies still face the challenge of creating and deploying an effective employee wellbeing strategy.
To help, we'll explore how you can make this a reality using technology. But first, let's unpack the benefits of an effective strategy.
Why does employee wellbeing matter?
'We are embedding health and well-being at the heart of our business strategy because our people are our greatest asset, and we recognise that a healthy, happy and committed workforce is vital to our business success.' - Alex Gourlay, MD, Boots UK
Here are some compelling statistics that back up the case for bolstering employee wellbeing at your company:
- Seventy-nine percent of employees believe their company's wellbeing programs make them more productive.
- In 2020/21, stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 50 percent of work ill health cases in the UK.
- Thirty-five percent of employees report that the stress they feel at work is having a negative impact on them.
Supporting employee wellbeing is significant to your staff’s happiness. In addition, it’ll help reduce absenteeism, improve loyalty and bolster productivity. All of which will improve the bottom line of your business.
Workplace wellbeing tools
So, you're excited to level up employee wellbeing. But how do you make it a reality?
Thankfully, you can use technology to make the process dramatically easier and less resource-intensive.
Microsoft Viva is an employee experience platform that nourishes your workplace. It's made up of four intuitive tools. These are:
- Viva Learning. This brings learning content into the flow of everyday work.
- Viva Insights. This delivers recommendations to improve productivity and wellbeing.
- Viva Topics. This uses AI to create and organise learning content across your business.
- Viva Connections. This assembles vital information so staff feel connected to colleagues and the wider business.
A mature infrastructure
Naturally, to deploy tools like Microsoft Viva across a hybrid workforce, you also need a strong cloud-based infrastructure.
Indeed, a cloud-first digital framework will come with a variety of benefits, including reduced costs, improved sustainability and better scalability. This will help you navigate black swan events (like the pandemic), and empower you to deploy the applications that nourish your employee wellbeing.
For organisations looking to take the next step in their cloud journey, it's best to start with an assessment. This will shine a light on your current challenges and goals, and will reveal the next steps around virtualisation.
If this is of interest, check out our modern workplace assessment.
What's your employee wellbeing strategy?
Did you know that businesses with wellbeing support benefit from 65 percent lower staff turnover?
Happily, with the right tech stack, you can nurture employee wellbeing whether staff are in the office or working remotely.
To put this in place, you'll want the right infrastructure as well as proven tools like Microsoft Viva. Then, you'll reap the benefits of a happier and more productive workforce.
Find out how HTG can help by getting in touch today.
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