Wellness programs

Severn Trent Services’ global benefits manager embraced technology when she launched her company’s first wellness program last year.

Severn Trent Services’ global benefits manager embraced technology when she launched her company’s first wellness program last year.

Workplace flexibility leads to better work-life balance and healthier, more productive employees, according to Flex+Strategy Group CEO Cali Yost.

Workplace flexibility and well-being programs should be tied together to increase the success of both benefits, according to Flex+Strategy Group CEO Cali Yost.

Plan sponsors have until Jan. 1, 2017 to comply with the final EEOC rules, which ban plan designs in which more generous insurance options are only available to employees who complete a health risk assessment or biometric screening.

Almost half of U.S. consumers are prepared to share biometric data with health insurers to receive discounts on premiums, according to a new wearables survey by Troubadour Research & Consulting.

Plan sponsors have until Jan. 1, 2017 to comply with the final EEOC rules, which ban plan designs in which more generous insurance options are only available to employees who complete a health risk assessment or biometric screening.

Pay and benefits are no longer enough to ensure employee engagement; employers must also consider worker well-being, says Reward Gateway’s Glenn Elliott.

ROI comes in many different forms and isn’t just a straight number, says Wellview Health’s CEO Geoff Duncan.

The hospitality company surveyed workers and found stress about money was a top concern, particularly for millennial employees.

In response, advisers point to gains in employee well-being and productivity, says Geoff Duncan.

There is new evidence that more closely ties periodontitis, better known as gum disease, to heart attacks and stroke.

The university partners with meQuilibrium for a wellness program to help workers develop coping skills.

A growing body of evidence suggests that mindfulness is important for developing resilience at work, through its effects on physical and psychological health, absenteeism, turnover and performance.

Too much stress may be the culprit for employees’ expanding waistlines, new research finds. Will wellness programs help?

With an emphasis on pounds lost, rather than healthy, sustainable behavior change, traditional programs can leave employees feeling discouraged and disengaged.

Business leaders and benefits executives aren’t always aligned when it comes to employee well-being, finds new research.

In the drive to promote employee engagement, organizations are likely missing the mark if they don’t realize that many employees have more urgent needs, such as lack of sleep or financial stress, that divert their attention from focusing on physical health.

With an emphasis on pounds lost, rather than healthy, sustainable behavior change, traditional programs can leave employees feeling discouraged and disengaged.

HR executives and business leaders are not aligned about employee well-being, new research shows. How advisers can help.