Survey: Two-thirds of companies have expanded wellness offerings
Companies that aren’t focusing on employee health and wellness should make it a New Year’s resolution. In a recent survey from staffing firm OfficeTeam, two-thirds of HR managers (66 percent) reported their organizations have expanded their health and wellness offerings in the past five years. And these efforts haven’t gone unnoticed — 89 percent of workers said their company is supportive of their wellness goals. Food was a prevalent theme in the biggest workplace obstacles to better health: Employees cited food at office celebrations (30 percent) and snacks brought in by colleagues (22 percent) as the biggest hurdles to meeting their health and wellness goals. More than 2 in 5 professionals (44 percent) said they eat healthier when they work from home. To view detailed survey results by gender and age, click here.