19 Jun 2025

wellhub report: The Return on Wellbeing Study: CEO Edition

This survey of more than 1,500 CEOs and business leaders across 10 global markets seeks to understand their views on wellness.

It finds that leaders are increasing investment in wellness and seeing real returns, but a gap remains between how they view the wellbeing of their workforce and what employees actually feel.

More than 80% report positive returns from their wellness programmes and one in three say that return tops 100%. I addition, 97% say wellness boosts productivity, 67% see less absenteeism, and 73% report stronger retention. 

Download the full report to find out:

  • 92% of CEOs think employees believe leadership prioritises wellbeing, but only 68% of employees agree.
  • 77% of CEOs believe employees’ mental health has improved, but 33% of employees agree.
  • 98% of CEOs say their wellbeing has improved over the past year, only 50% of employees agree.

Supplied by REBA Associate Member, Wellhub (FKA Gympass)

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