Ways to improve workplace wellbeing in 2017

The UK workforce is reporting higher levels of occupational stress, anxiety and depression than ever before.

A 2015 report by the Health and Safety Executive revealed that 9.9 million working day were lost due to workplace-related stress in 2014/15, the equivalent of approximately 23 days lost per person. This is estimated to have cost the UK economy £6.5billion.

A way to change this is by improving workplace wellbeing, which will deliver a significant return on investment – both intrinsically, in terms of being able to attract higher quality talent, and extrinsically, with happier employees increasing productivity and, ultimately, boosting the bottom line.

Speaking to HR Grapevine, James Hewitt, Head of Client Services Europe at LifeWorks, gave us his tips for improving workplace wellbeing in 2017.