Staff yoga breaks during lunch, Lunch and Learn presentations by Health and Medical Professionals, other group based activities keep cost down, however are often volunteer based and difficult to maintain high levels of engagement over time. These work hour events sometimes risk backlash from employees expressing desire to not “have” to do something during their timed lunch break, interrupt their work, etc.

 

Gym memberships are an excellent incentive, but are you able to track employee engagement? How do you know if your investment in your staff is being utilized?

 

Rich Health Plans and EAP- excellent and valued by employees, however difficult to know what level engagement staff has with these plans. Health Plans have evolved to no include quality remote therapy with low or no copays, however Therapy is confidential and often times taken advantage of when an employees struggles have become too large to effectively manage with their existing support system, so as an administrator, you either become aware when the problem has grown too big, or you never become aware and the individual may resolve their struggles via therapy which is GREAT but limits the opportunity as an organization to evaluate trends, areas of concern, culture, etc.