Engaging Employees in Your Health and Wellness Programs

On this episode of Paychex PULSE, host Rob Parsons is talking with the Director and CEO of Virgin Pulse, Chris Michalak about the importance of health and wellness programs in your workplace. Hear as they talk about how health and wellness help improve productivity, the importance of educating yourself on wellness programs, how to engage your employees to take advantage of these types of offerings, and more.

Topics include:

00:00 – Welcome, Chris Michalak 00:40 – Introduction to Virgin Pulse 01:20 – Importance of employers to healthcare 03:50 – Health, wellness, and navigation 06:09 – Help employees take advantage of benefits 06:44 – Accessibility, engagement, and incentives 08:39 – Educating employers on wellness programs 09:30 – Return on investment with health programs 11:14 – What’s next in health and wellness in the workplace 13:33 – Wrap up

Learn about Virgin Pulse's THRIVE Summit at www.thrivesummit.com.

Learn how meeting employee wellbeing can help you attract and retain talent at www.paychex.com/articles/human-resources/employee-wellbeing-great-resignation.

Find out more about creating employee wellness and mental health programs in the workforce at www.paychex.com/articles/human-resources/creating-mental-health-programs-at-work.

Read more about how to structure an effective wellness program at www.paychex.com/worx/guide/wellness-programs-productivity.

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