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Introduction 1. The business impact of wellbeing 2. What the research says 3. The wellbeing strategy cycle 4. Using feedback to build your case 5. Pulse survey best practice 6. Case study: Halo Leisure 7. How do you know wellbeing is working? 8. Four metrics to monitor 9. Tips to engage stakeholders Summary and quiz

As with any new business initiative, it’s important to gather evidence to support your case. This might include third-party research that demonstrates how wellbeing impacts businesses across the UK. There’s a growing body of research into the business benefits of employee wellbeing to explore but these five key findings are a great starting point:

1. Employees value wellbeing support

Over two-thirds (70%) of UK employees say they find their workplace wellbeing support useful and a quarter (25%) use it every month,1 according to Westfield Health research from February 2023.

2. Mental health support can drive a huge return on investment

The latest report from Deloitte suggests organisations see a return of £5.30 on average for every £1 invested in workplace wellbeing — not surprising when businesses typically lose £705 per employee per year to mental health absences alone.

3. Businesses risk losing top talent if their support is inadequate

More than 8 in 10 UK workers expect their employer to address health and wellbeing, according to research by Pearson. If employees change jobs due to lack of support, businesses will spend an average of £6,400 in recruitment costs to replace them.

4. Wellbeing impacts productivity

Research from the University of Sheffield shows a strong positive relationship between mental health and productivity. This is consistently reflected in self-reported data, including our annual workplace wellbeing survey1 where 51% of people said their mental health has impacted their productivity in the past year.

5. Businesses can measure wellbeing outcomes to ensure ROI

Less than half of employees (43%) are aware of their employer measuring employee wellbeing and having a strategy to improve it1. This provides a real opportunity to guarantee your strategy provides value — and stand out as an employer who cares.

Download the key findings infographic

Infographic showing five key findings to make the case for investment in workplace wellbeing.

¹ The Westfield Health Workplace Wellbeing Survey asked over 2,000 UK employees about their experiences with wellbeing initiatives to find out what support they value most.

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