21 Sep 2017

Survey: UK Health Survey 2017

A combination of social and economic issues has made a focus on employee health more relevant than ever before. Aon’s survey highlighted some key themes including: escalating healthcare costs, a continued shift away from State care, increased awareness of the impact of underlying poor health behaviours and an increasingly diverse, multigenerational workforce.

Key findings:

96 per cent of employers recognise a direct correlation between employee health and performance.
96 per cent of employers either agree or strongly agree that they are responsible for improving employee health behaviours.
77 per cent of employers are either looking to implement a new Health & Wellbeing programme or improve on their existing one.

More than 200 UK firms have provided feedback on their current strategy across a range of areas related to health and wellbeing.