Outcomes-based wellness incentives

Employers can boost engagement in well-being programs by educating employees about incentives and encouraging them to devote more time to health-related activities.

Employers can boost engagement in well-being programs by educating employees about incentives and encouraging them to devote more time to health-related activities.

By encouraging companies to involve partners in wellness offerings, brokers can help businesses create a support system at home that has the potential to drive better health and performance at work.

By involving partners in wellness offerings, companies can create a support system at home that has the potential to drive better health and performance at work.

Including well-being offerings that go beyond physical considerations — such as flexible work schedules and financial education — will pay off with a more motivated and competitive workforce.

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck details the daunting task of creating a global cultural wellness program.

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck details the daunting task of creating a global cultural wellness program.

Offering such benefits is a popular idea, but participation remains low among employees. One-on-one encouragement could turn that around, some advisers say.

Programs are becoming more comprehensive, with more companies focusing on fiscal programs while continuing to address physical and emotional wellness.

Offering such benefits is a popular idea, but participation remains low among employees. One-on-one encouragement could turn that around, some advisers say.

Programs are becoming more comprehensive, with more companies focusing on fiscal programs while continuing to address physical and emotional wellness.

Thanks to apps that promote confidentiality, employees can log in to discuss their emotional challenges with mental health professionals.

Thanks to apps that promote confidentiality, employees can log in to discuss their emotional challenges with mental health professionals.

The Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, which clarifies legality of biometric testing in well-being plans, advances in the House.

After a few embarrassing discoveries, some are questioning if return-on-investment and wellness plans go together. Don’t fall for it.

As research connects wellness to increased productivity and performance, companies now see the programs as “must have,” says Virgin Pulse CEO Chris Boyce.

As research connects wellness to increased productivity and performance, companies now see the programs as “must have,” says Virgin Pulse CEO Chris Boyce.

Employers seek to break the stereotypes around EAPs while also building plan participation among millennials.

Brokers seek to break the stereotypes around EAPs while also building plan participation among millennials.

In a ‘surprise’ find, Wells Fargo study shows no relationship between amount of company contribution and percent of employees enrolled in accounts.