Cross-team comms | There must be synergy between your wellbeing and benefits teams - here's why

The number one reason employers have benefits is to solve the growing wellbeing problem, according to research from Benefex.

Undoubtedly, the prominence of wellbeing in the corporate world is a relatively new phenomenon, but as staff are experiencing things like burnout and financial stress now more than ever, which ultimately impact their ability to work, the desire for employers to address these issues has grown.

Because staff are so prioritised with how their employer impacts their mental and physical health, whatever the benefits your offering is has become deeply intertwined with how you’re addressing the wellbeing of your workforce. But often, there is a lack of synergy between benefits and wellbeing teams – how should you address this?

At the Benefex Forum 2024, which took place at the Barbican, Justin Jones, Group Wellbeing Strategy Manager at HSBC, explained how the global bank created a role to build a bridge between these two teams. He said: “Interestingly, we have recently employed someone to have one foot in each team. They aren’t a specialist in either of these areas, but their role is to communicate between benefits and wellbeing so that synergy exists. They also ensure that things are delivered in tandem with one another.”