Wellbeing | Do pets in the office promote wellness?

Wellness in the office is a deep, multi-faceted issue, with no real solid resolution.

Whilst the onus does indeed fall on HR to ensure that workers are happy, healthy (both mentally and physically) and able to complete their jobs with adequate support from their management, the sheer diversity of needs within even the smallest firms means it can be difficult.

So what actually makes a difference to employee wellness? Is the answer ensuring a healthy work-life balance? Is it all about offering a workplace with adequate breakout spaces and weekly perks? Or is it all simply down to installing standing desks for every employee?

The answer, unfortunately, is even vaguer than the question. Ultimately, many seasoned HR visionaries would agree that whilst all the above might benefit some employees, others may recoil at the idea of standing while carrying out duties. However, an attentive and varied HR strategy may well incorporate an endless variation of techniques to ensure that wellness is being duly managed. For many, it may well be a case of ‘suck it and see’.