The business case
Many workplace studies show a direct link between productivity and employee well-being. A fit and happy workforce will reap benefits to an employer in terms of enhanced performance, reduced absenteeism and lower attrition. Improved well-being can also cut healthcare costs.
The first step to managing well-being in the workplace is to measure and monitor it effectively. The WWBAs enable organisations to do this quickly and efficiently. Armed with good data from the Assessments, employers can maximise spend by ensuring that subsequent staff development programmes match specifically the needs of the employee populations they survey. Put another way, the WWBAs can help prevent companies investing large sums in big-ticket development programmes that are unnecessary or irrelevant to the needs of their workforce.
Owing to its strong measurement properties, the WWBAs detect differences between different groups and are also able to track change over time. Organisations can therefore evaluate the success of interventions such as training and development programmes, against initial baseline data.
