Benefits to Workplaces

The workplace can have a significant impact on employee health, especially when you consider that most people spend over half of their waking hours on the job.

Increasing evidence shows that:

What are the benefits to creating and supporting a healthy workplace?

• Increased productivity
• Increased employee morale
• Reduced absenteeism
• Reduced injuries and/or illness
• Reduced employee turnover
• Improved job satisfaction
• Improved company image

Todays employees face the challenge of balancing the competing demands of work and personal life. The workplace has great potential to improve overall employee health and well-being and can support and complement employees' efforts to bring about a balanced life. Creating or sustaining a healthy workplace creates a win-win situation for both employers and employees.

References 

• Gunderson & Morley. (2002). Rethinking Productivity from a Workplace Perspective. CPRN Discussion Paper no w/17.
• Bachman, K. (2000). More than just hard hats and safety boots. Creating healthier work environments. The Conference Board of Canada.
• The Health Communication Unit. (2004). An Introduction to Comprehensive Workplace Health Promotion. Centre for Health Promotion: University of Toronto.
• Yardley, J. (2002). Measuring Key Drivers of Employee Satisfaction: An HRM Strategy, CEOG presentation, Workplace Health Research Unit, Brock University.
• Duxbury, L. (2002). Work-Life Balance: Rhetoric Versus Reality Part One – The Problem. Presentation at Wellness in the Workplace Conference, Niagara Falls, November 21, 2002.