Wellness at work is increasingly important in today’s demanding work environment. Many people are experiencing a level of physiological or psychological stressors that contribute not only to their overall happiness & productivity in the office, but also to their quality of life.
We believe it’s crucial to any work environment to develop & maintain ‘wellness at work’ strategy, since the average person spends about 60% of their day at work. In any work environment, statistics show that mental illness-related disability claims take up about 1/3 of all workplace claims & can equal up to 70% of workplace costs (Sroujian, 2003).
Need more convincing? Stress costs you money on a business & personal level….so monitoring & managing all areas of our stress including work related tension (be it biomechanical or intellectual) benefits both employee & employer. Statistics from Chrysalis Performance Inc. shows that stress in any business may contribute up to:
- • 19% of absenteeism cost
- • 40% of turnover cost
- • 30% of short & long term disability costs
- • 60% workplace accidents
- • 100% of stress related lawsuits
(Burton, 2006).
