A new report released by Virgin Pulse—the habits-focused well-being company—reveals that employers are implementing wellness programs to achieve business objectives and address HR priorities.
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More than half of the HR professionals surveyed in the report say they are looking to improve employee engagement (60%), productivity (53%), and organizational culture (52.8%) through wellness, which is no longer being seen as strictly an HR initiative, but rather a business imperative.
According to the report, senior-level executives are looking at wellness programs not so much as a cost reduction measure, but to help improve employee engagement and productivity, which were cited as key HR priorities for next year.
Nearly 89% of respondents at the director level and above cite improving employee productivity as the top HR priority in 2016, with engagement (87.5%), and corporate culture (85.8%) following closely behind. More than 97% agree that employee wellness programs can positively impact the achievement of each of these broader business priorities and goals.