With all the progress being made in corporate wellness programs, human resources departments are increasingly partnering with wellness companies to further their benefits packages. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Human resource departments are crucial when it comes to promoting healthier work cultures and providing programs that encourage a friendlier work-life balance for employees. Today, many companies are dramatically expanding their vision of wellness when it comes to physical and mental health in the workplace. Fifty-one percent of employers with 50 with more employees offer a wellness program.

With all the progress being made in corporate wellness programs, human resources departments are increasingly partnering with wellness companies to further their benefits packages. The increased stress on fitness, wellness and activity has moved health to the forefront of workplace culture.

Here are three shifts driving the collaboration between fitness companies and employee wellness programs.

1. The talent gap

One of the most important issues facing employers is the talent gap. As the talent gap widens, many employers are offering flexible and remote working options in order to onboard and retain true talent.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.