Employee Wellbeing Research 2018: Employers fail to report metrics on wellbeing effectiveness
The Employee Wellbeing Research 2018 published by the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) in association with Punter Southall Health & Protection, showed that more than half (57.1%) of those surveyed relied on employee feedback to understand the effectiveness of health and wellbeing and less than one in five (17%) measure the return on investment of such initiatives. More than a quarter (26.8%) said they did not measure its effectiveness at all.
The study also showed that where metrics are reported they tend to be related to senior leadership or their equivalent, to HR or the board but only one in five (18.4%) made such metrics known to employees.
“The lack of measurement of ROI of wellbeing initiatives is understandable given how hard it is to attribute wellbeing outcomes to particular initiatives,” said Debi O’Donovan, director at the Reward & Employee Benefits Association.
“Relying on feedback from employees is a good start, but employers could delve into other data to understand their workforce better therefore set benchmarks and identify areas of need,” she said.
Download a copy of the 88 page Employee Wellbeing Research 2018 (free to REBA Professional Members and all those working for REBA Associate Members).
If you would like to learn more about employee wellbeing, register here to attend the Third Annual Employee Wellbeing Congress on 5 July 2018.
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