Supporting the mental and physical health of employees at work is key to increasing productivity levels and, ultimately, profitability, according to Vitality.
Research by the provider in partnership with CBI Economics, which was conducted with 352 C-Suite executives, found that 69% of respondents cited productivity levels as a motivating factor to introducing health and wellbeing policies. However, the report revealed that firms lack time and resources to implement health and wellbeing policies, with over a third (36%) of business leaders stating this as a barrier to supporting employee health and wellbeing. A further 31% said they "lacked the expertise" to introduce or update existing health and wellbeing policies, suggesting that business...
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