Executive Summary: Employee Health and Wellbeing – Whose Responsibility Is It?

Explore the current state of health and wellbeing at work, the actions employers are taking, and the business reasons for investing in health and wellbeing with this Executive Summary of our report Employee Health and Wellbeing – Whose Responsibility Is It?

Topics covered include:

• The current state of employee health and wellbeing and the impact of social and economic factors
• How investment in employee health and wellbeing can see a return
• Employee expectations in relation to health and wellbeing in the workplace
• Presenteeism and other productivity issues related to employee health and wellbeing
• The impact of a lack of governmental preventative services on employee health and wellbeing
• The features of an effective employee health and wellbeing strategy
• Evidence-based employer actions to benefit their employees
• Properly evaluating how effective the existing employee health and wellbeing strategy is
• Developing resilience within the workforce
• The responsibilities of the individual in relation to employee health and wellbeing.

A summary of recommendations to consider when implementing an effective health and wellbeing strategy are available here.