Health and Wellbeing (PDF)

Health and wellbeing
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not only
absence of disease or weakness whereas well being is a state of being healthy,
comfortable and happy in all ways. Many studies has shown there is a link between
productivity levels and general health and wellbeing of the staff. And a healthy
workplace is a happy and productive one. It’s a key factor that determines
organization long term success. If an organization does not follow the concept of
health and well being then it can give rise to many workplace problems such as
stress, drug abuse and alcohol abuse. organisation who take their quality of life
seriously i.e, there sense of wellbeing is good can help secure their employees
dedication and motivation and improve productivity and retention rates. having a
valued health and wellbeing scheme enables employers to bolster healthier working
practices and lifestyle choices in the workplace, hopefully aiding in a better quality of
life for staff. businesses must look strategically at what it is they seek to achieve from
implementing a health and wellbeing programme. it might seem a large task, it is
clear that developing an effective health and wellbeing strategy is extremely
beneficial to your company. Enhancing employee wellbeing in the workplace is a
crucial step towards looking after your people and improving organisational
performance.
One way to ensure employee wellbeing is prioritised is through the development of
an employee wellbeing strategy which can be continuously developed in order to
cultivate a healthy workplace. Stragic importance of health and well being is that it
improve employee health behaviours. Many employees get demotivated and that
result in negative results that effect the organisation. So it can be prevented with
right education,skills,motivation and social support . Well being programs help to
reduce health risk by organising programs regarding diet that will help employees to
stay fit. Good health can really help employees to avoid any type of health risk .
productivity gets low if proper importance is not given to the health and wellbeing .
such as many emploees are distracted by other employees and they might be tired
or they might be using facebook. That’s reduces the productivity of the organisation
as well as employees inshort unhealthy lifestyle will result higher levels of lost
productive worktime . its important to educate employees about how to maintain
healthy blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose level to avoid absenteeism and will
directly increase the productivity. By doing well being programs in an organisation it
directly tells the employees that they are an important part of an organisation and
organisation wants them to stay healthy, happy, an employed for a long time. By
focusing on health and wellbeing strong strategy it helps to reduce absenteeism. If
an organisation wants their employees to stay committed then it should focus on the
health and well being of their employees. Investing in employee wellbeing can lead

to increased resilience, reduced sickness absence and higher performance and
productivity.
There is a responsibility of everyone to maintain there own well being like people
professionals his responsibility is to ensure that senior managers integrate wellbeing
practices into organisation on daily basis. similarly it’s the duty of senior managers to
follow the self well being then only employees will get motivated to participate in the
well being programs . lastly employees have the responsibility to look after its health
and well being and should participate in wellbeing out side the work , employees
should participate in the well being programs done by organisations not to just earn
extra incentives but also to learn something new regarding health and wellbeing.
Challenges faced while implementing health and wellbeing in an organisation
When an organisation organises any health and wellbeing program many people just
attend it to get the incentive. Employees find it boring and not usefull . its only
effective if employees are truly engaged in the program. This challenge can be
overcome by using variety of communication channels to increase engagement .
highlighting the program success can build excitement and create positive pressure
within the organisation.
Communication is a best way to reduce stress specially for employees its really
important to communicate. And organisation must also realise that communication is
critically important for employee participation engagement and eventually the
success of any health and wellbeing strategy. This challenge can be overcome by
regularly communicating and provide options that encourage physical fitness and
wellness . its important to communicate regularly with employees like meetings,
emails, posters, leader visit , etc, and offer opportunities to employee to give
feedback and how program is working and be responsive to their oberservation.
Sometimes employees are not able to spend time with their families and that
increases the stress for them to focus on their work so the organisation must provide
flexible working hours so that the employees can take time for their family and
maintain positive work life balance and this keeps them productive motivated and
engaged.
Employees sometimes don’t follow the healthy lifestyle because they think they will
incure high cost in maintaining the healthy wellbeing and it effect the organisation in
many ways so organisation can over this challenge by providing free fruit to and can
put healthy food in canteen menu at affordable prices but organisation should also
take care that employee is maintaining healthy lifestyle both outside and inside
organisation . for outside organisation can provide discounts gym memberships and
give them access to educational materials on healthy living .
Now by sitting for long time many health arises in the employee. Like neck pain back
pain which might result in absenteesm of the staff and then effects the organisation.
So to overcome this challenge the organisation can educate employees on how they
can keep moving throughout the day . and organisation should make sure that

employees are aware of dangers of sitting long periods of time. This will help prevent
illness and maintain happy and healthy workforce.
Sometimes office design also matters because the mood of employee by doing work
on regular basis for 8 to 9 hours make them tired mentally as well as physically . to
overcome this challenge the organisation can make their empty space into game
area like table tennis or pool and can make big meeting rooms for employees. This
allows employees to rejuvenate and re-calibrate their thoughts and it makes them
motivated and reduces the stress .
Talent management
Talent management is a continous process that involves attracting and keep high-
quality employees, developing their skills, and continuously motivating them to
improve their performance. The primary purpose of talent management is to create a
motivated workforce who will stay withm the company in the long run.by hiring
talented employees organisation becomes more stronger and prepared to face
changes and risks. Having inspiring talent on your team will motivate other
employees and help them grow. it manages one of the important assets of the
company—its people. That is why companies should make the effort to effectively
manage the employees to help them develop their skills and capabilities in order to
retain them. Talent management has become crucial in the face of todays business
challenges. Companies are increasingly realizing that successful talent management
is the key to high performance. The effectiveness of organisations can be examined
by various factors like absenteeism , turnover , and productivity as variables.
Attracting and retaining talent is not just the responsibility of the HR manager but
also each and every employee of the company.
There is a long process of talent management
 Recruitment planning meeting
 Job description development
 Job post writing and recruiting location placement for the posting
 Application materials review
 Phone or online screening interview
 In-house interviews that can involve multiple meetings with many of your
current employees
 Credential review and background checking
 Making the job offer to the selected person
 Agreeing on the amount of the offer
 Employee starting day and onboarding process
 New employee welcome information and introductions

 On-the-job training
Stragic importance of Talent management, it helps the management to run their
operation smoothly without putting pressure on other employees i.e, continuous flow
of employees will fill important roles of company which will not lead exhaustion of
other employees. By the use of talent management companies will able to identify
that which employee suits best for which position which will lead to employee
efficiency an will effect the organisation performance in a good way. Due to talent
management employees stay engaged skilled and motivated therefore the
employees will work towards business golas which in turn will increase business
performance. Communicating with employees and making sure that they are clear
what is expected from them and talk them about their career goals .
Talent management helps in improving performance by hiring specialist in an
organisation. And new technologies are coming as we are moving forward so to use
such high technology great knowledge is required so talented employees are able to
find ways to harness capabilities of new technology and tools and solve the problem
with their own original ideas. Hiring inspiring talent in an organisation helps oither
employees to grow.
Challenges faced during talent management
Good management needs to have advanced listening and speaking skills and due to
lack interdepartmental communication causes stress among the employees .it also
damage the employee-manager relationship. This challenge can be overcome by
discovering different personality in your team and management can do this by
conducting personality tests it will help the management to know the strength and
weakness of employees.
Performance problems are the main concern for the manager . and if team is not
working properly then any competitor will easily takeover the organisation. Being
strict with employees will not help . this challenge can be overcome by clearly
outlyning expected results to each of the employees . by regulary comparing actual
performance with set targets will help to find out the problem areas and the action
can be taken accordingly and early .
Taking wrong decision in hiring process can effect the team morale and
performance. This challenge can be overcome by making strong selection process
and doesn’t choose employees on basis of feelings. Assessment can also help to
know how employee will work in certain situation.
Sometimes there a conflict took place in between employees and when conflicts are
not resolved it can affect the productivity of the employees and their morale too. And
can even lead the top performers to leave the organisation this challenge can be
overcome by first understanding both sides reasons for conflict , If a conflict does
arise, conduct a fair and frank discussion. One way to navigate conflict is to remind
your team of your company’s culture and values. A conflict over an area of work can

be healthy and can actually lead to more innovative thinking and solutions – but it’s
your job to nurture the conflict into a productive direction.
Nowadays skills are becoming more and more specialised so if an organisation is
not providing employees what they are worth of then the employees can leave the
company. This challenge can be overcome by making sure that employees know
how much they are appreciated and cared . organisation needs to pay the
employees according to their talent and should offer regular rewards and perks.
Employees or manager If don’t take a time away from work can never recharge their
batteries and end up burning out. This challenge can overcome if organisation
provide timely holidays to both managers and employees . or can organize a trip
from its side. It will really boost their moods and encourage them to do more
hardwork.
Nowadays skills are constantly becoming outdated so its important for organisation
to constantly nurture knowledge and inspire growth among the employees. This
challenge can be overcome by providing a way for the staff to stay up to date and
adapt to advancing knowledge . E-learning can be a great way it will help employees
to constantly evolving. If employees will be learning new skills they will be ready to
face any challenges that come their way.
The strategic priorities for people
management professionals are likely to
shift over the next years
Employees have to prepare themselves for a lot of changes. This change in the
business world is imminent but adaptable. Good thing is that employees can look
forward to future where work is easier , more efficient , and cost effective.
Health and wellbeing is the main concern of an organisation. Employee health and
wellbeing has been rising for many years but coronavirus pandemic has brought its
importance to the force. Its difficult to balance child and work together and it also be
effecting their family and friends. Hr teams not only taking action on mental health
but also putting support schemes such as mental health and employee assistant
programs as well as sharing tips and advice for better health and also encouraging
staff to participate in activities such as team fitness challenges, healthy eating and
meditation. First priority will be given to the health of the employees because it can
lead to absenteeism and will directly effect the organization development .

Another priority that is rising as result of coronavirus is need to enable effective
flexible and remote working arrangements. Because due to coronavirus many
employees didn’t return to their job place . and its duty of hr team or organisation to
follow safety rules and make the working place more safe for the employees. So that
they can also give their 100% in the work. this trend was discussed from many years
but have gained more attention after coronavirus. providing healthy and safe
workplace to workforce is important and its going to get more important in coming
years.
Nowadays technology has developed rapidly and its going to get more developed in
coming years. Organisations already using artificial intelligence and workers
comfortable using it and adoption of AI technology is going to increase in coming
years. AI will help drive productivity and optimize workplaces .
Rather then spending time to go through documents to find relevant data and
information employees will spend more time on high value tasks like creative and
critical thinking. connecting with clients/coworkers and developing new strategies
and so on. With the developing technology privacy and security is also becoming
main concern for the people. therefore company needs to address these fears and
concerns in order to encourage employees to feel comfortable around.
The success of all organisations depends on the skills, knowledge, experience, and
effectiveness of their employees. Covid has forced companies to rethink core
capabilities culture and what makes an employee successful with these qualities
recuiter can use digital hiring tools such as pre-hiring assessment and virtual
interviews this will also save time and cost of both recuiter and applicant. There will
be no bias interviews as the interview and questions asked by one applicant will be
asked by the applicants too. In coming years skills will be valued more. Employees
who can apply creativity and critical thinking will be given first priority. But for
organization its means that they need to start investing more on training and
learning opportunities for their employees. future skills could include:
• Analytical and innovative thinking
• Critical thinking
• Programming
• Technology system analysis
• Complex problem-solving
There was a time when people get feared of robots may take over the world but
future changes foretell higher occurrence of AI integration in workplace and
industries worldwide. The machines will become part of daily work operations and
addition of machines means less human work. use of machines will lead to high
efficiency but it may demoralize workers.
Strong leadership is important during time of great change. If leaders will not take
their work seriously then it will effect the employees and overall will reduce the

organisation performance. They need to adapt their own skills and knowledge to take
advantage of new opportunities. They need to encourage the employees to think
beyond what is currently out there . leaders need to make new plans according to
the changing environment and the plan needs to be reviewed and changed as
aspects of business change.
Work life balance is expected to take attention in the future workplace. Firstly
employees were used to work for 8 to 9 hours but in coming years they are seeking
to work for less hours as it has become more important that getting salaries.
Because now working for 8 to 9 hours makes the employees think that they are
working 24/7. as technological advancements are mainstreamed into the future
office, employees will need to be able to operate these new technologies with ease.
As a result, training and reskilling will become an increasingly common practice for
future companies.
ISOLATION is a primary factor in dipression, anxiety and other significant mental
health issues. And the need for physical and social distancing so organisations
needs to put wellbeing programmes for the organisation inside as well as outside .
organisation can provide gym memberships to its employees so that they can stay fit
and healthy and also which will improve their efficiency. The organisations in coming
future will focus more on health of their employees and to provide the best workplace
to its employees. So that the employees can feel that they matter to the organisation
and how important they are to the organization. Which is very much required in
coming time . programmes of well being will be rise in organisation. Because people
themselves have become more concious about their health and its duty of
organization too to maintain an healthy and safe environment for their employees so
that they can work without any fear. And by the use of technology leaders can easily
share the employee report personally and get more connected with its employees.
Leaders can use the emails to appreciate the employee work which will motivate the
employee to give his/her 100% to the organization. More training programmes will be
organised in coming future which will help employees very much.