Corporate Wellness Blog

Employee Engagement is the level at which employees are aligned with and working toward corporation goals. Employee Engagement is effected by a wide range of factors that cover internal discussions, corporation structure, benefits and recognition.

Employers that have high levels of employee engagement profit from greater work rate, retention and performance than peers with disengaged employees.  Levels of engagement among employees in America have been declining over the past decade as individuals have become disillusioned with the treatment of employees by businesses. The inability to engage employees is one of the reasons why, despite steady increases in hours worked, America lags behind several other nations in terms of employee productivity per hours worked.

Workplace Health Promotion Programs may increase employee program engagement in several ways. First, when communicated properly, they show to employees that the corporation cares about their wellbeing. This can improve retention and turnover as well as provide a greater discretionary effort from employees. During a period of significant downsizing, Motorola found a greater interest in its Workplace Health Promotion Programs as managers recognized the value of providing for the health and wellbeing of employees.

In addition, the health improvements will decrease presenteeism and absenteeism (when workers continue to work despite decreased productivity), allowing for more time invested at full productivity. Lastly, healthier workers are more likely to have increased morale, which translates into a more enjoyable and more effective work environment.