WORKPLACE WELLNESS

Employee’s health is a significant factor and brings in a positive impact on the work being carried out.Workplace wellness is about investing in the human capital towards positive employee health and behavior. It is a culmination of five elements:

• Career wellbeing: You like what you do every day.
• Social wellbeing: You have meaningful relationship in your life.
• Financial wellbeing: You manage your money well.
• Physical wellbeing: You have energy to get things done.
• Community wellbeing: You like where you live.

Why is workplace wellness important? An average employee spends approximately 50 hours per week at work. Hence, wellness at work is a crucial aspect as it influences the following:

·       Productivity

·       Rate of absenteeism

·       Health of the employees

·       Workplace competition

·       Employee turnover

·       Sense of control

Well-being Framework

Gallup promotes the culture of well-being at work that

·       focuses on diagnosing employees' needs,

·       prioritizing the right programs and policies, and

·       initiating behaviour change by equipping employees with knowledge and tools to improve wellbeing.

Employees can engage in the following self-care activities:

• Career wellbeing
• Boost learning and read/ listen to a podcast
• Enhance productivity through a daily to-do list
• Organize your workspace
• Break bigger goals into smaller portions
• Social wellbeing
• Meet/ interact with your colleagues
• Participate/ join the workplace social events
• Acknowledge/ appreciate your co-worker
• Financial wellbeing
• Track daily spending
• Invest in funds and saving opportunities
• Plan out for the retirement gradually
• Physical wellbeing
• Take a small activity break every hour- walk, stretch, or climb stairs
• Take a pause and drink water
• Pack a healthy lunch
• Community wellbeing
• Ask for help whenever required
• Gratitude journal
• Practice grounding/ breathing exercises together