It has long been a point of discussion. Just how important is staff health and wellness on the overall performance of an organisation.

A recent report sheds some light on this by identifing a direct link between staff health and organisational performance. Right Management’s Wellness & Productivity Management Study looked at 28,000 employees across 15 countries; the results shows that organisations that managed health well, increased performance by 2.5 times.

Those organisations that managed staff health poorly were 3.5 times less profitable. Now that is a big difference and directly highlights the financial impact of staff health.

Of concern, was that 51% of Australian workers felt that their employers promoted good staff health. This means almost half of all employers can improved initiatives to improve staff health and ultimately improve company profits.

This report concludes that staff health and wellness must now be a priority for organisations. It is no longer just a feel good way of keeping staff happy; it now has a direct impact on productivity, creativity, and the bottom line.