A Study of Corporate Wellness Program as Part of Increasing Employee Productivity andits Importance in Post COVID-19 Era

Authors

  • Mayuri G Yadav

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46243/jst.2021.v6.i04.pp488-493

Keywords:

COVID -19, Employee productivity, Corporate wellness program

Abstract

A Corporate wellness program is a health initiative taken by many organization aimed to maintain or improve well-being of employee through proper diet, exercise, stress management, and illness prevention. Examples of corporate wellness programs can include smoking cessation, stress management, weight loss education, fitness challenges, different therapies, and many other initiatives which will be helpful for increasing the overall health of an employee Increased satisfaction at work is directly related with increased productivity of employee. Many ofresearchers found that adding corporate wellness programs at workplace found to effectively increase in employee productivity due to this relationship between satisfaction and productivity. Therefore a corporate wellness program helps to develop happier employees, and happy employeeswork harder and more effectively. The study also complements to the existing literature by discussing different health initiatives taken by many organizations under corporate wellness program and its impact on employee productivity. Finally, the paper explores some benefits of implementing corporate wellnessprogram

 

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Published

2021-08-16

How to Cite

G Yadav, M. (2021). A Study of Corporate Wellness Program as Part of Increasing Employee Productivity andits Importance in Post COVID-19 Era. Journal of Science & Technology , 6(Special Issue 1), 488–493. https://doi.org/10.46243/jst.2021.v6.i04.pp488-493