{"id":4176,"date":"2025-04-01T04:12:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T04:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=4176"},"modified":"2025-04-04T04:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T04:16:37","slug":"employee-well-being-moving-beyond-token-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/resources\/news\/employee-well-being-moving-beyond-token-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Well-Being: Moving Beyond Token Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">In today\u2019s corporate world, employee well-being has shifted from a superficial perk to a vital driver of organizational success. However, many companies still treat well-being programs as token gestures that fail to address employees\u2019 deeper needs. Moving beyond these trivial efforts, genuine well-being strategies can nurture a healthier, more engaged workforce, benefiting both employees and employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Token efforts, such as one-off webinars or gym memberships, rarely tackle root causes like stress or burnout, especially amid remote work and economic uncertainty. Employees see through optics-driven initiatives, which can erode trust and fail to foster lasting change. In contrast, meaningful programs address holistic needs: physical, mental, emotional, and financial health. For example, offering counselling, flexible hours, or financial literacy workshops signals genuine care, fostering loyalty and resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Prioritizing well-being isn\u2019t just a feel-good move; it\u2019s a business imperative. Research, like a 2023 American Psychological Association study, shows that workplaces focusing on mental health support see a 25% drop in absenteeism and a 20% rise in productivity. Companies with robust well-being programs, enjoy lower attrition than others in the industry. Meanwhile, Gallup estimates that disengaged employees cost the global economy $8.8 trillion yearly in lost productivity, a figure that well-being initiatives can help reduce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bwpeople.in\/article\/employee-well-being-moving-beyond-token-initiatives-552298\"><em>Click here to read the full article.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spark-horizontal-rule\"><div class=\"divide default\"><hr\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This article written by <strong>Stuti Gupta <\/strong>was published on <strong>BW People<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s corporate world, employee well-being has shifted from a superficial perk to a vital driver of organizational success. However, many companies still treat well-being programs as token gestures that fail to address employees\u2019 deeper needs&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4177,"menu_order":0,"template":"templates\/template-hero-article-simple.php","format":[94],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"searchby":[],"metadata":{"_edit_lock":["1743740206:52"],"_wp_old_date":["2025-04-04"],"_thumbnail_id":["4177"],"_wp_page_template":["templates\/template-hero-article-simple.php"],"_edit_last":["52"]},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlogImage_Byline_Stuti-720x415.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/4176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resources"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/4176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4178,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/4176\/revisions\/4178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4176"},{"taxonomy":"format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/format?post=4176"},{"taxonomy":"searchby","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sabre.com\/locations\/india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/searchby?post=4176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}