Employee Wellbeing Research 2017: Healthier food and drink options at work grow in popularity
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‘Employee Wellbeing Research 2017: The evolution of workplace wellbeing in the UK’ from Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) in association with Punter Southall Health & Protection, shows that 86% of employers with a wellbeing strategy made changes to the food and drink options they provide for employees. Of those without a strategy nearly two-thirds (62%) made changes.
The specifics of what employers do in this regard cover a range of options. Half (51%) of those with a strategy added healthier options to the canteen menu. A third had introduced free fruit and the same number had introduced decaffeinated coffee and/or herbal tea options.
A similar amount (32%) of those with a wellbeing strategy had added healthier options to on-site vending machines, provided healthier catering for meetings (29%) or improved the availability of fresh drinking water at work (25%)
“With the amount of time that employees spend at work the influence of food and drink that is available to staff in the workplace can have a huge impact on their diet,” said Debi O’Donovan, director at the Reward & Employee Benefits Association.
“Offering healthier food and drink options at work can therefore prove hugely beneficial to employees and have a more positive impact on productivity and wellness for employers too,” she said.
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