Research on Healthiest Workplaces

Surveying employees and workplaces across Britain, Canada and the Asia-Pacific region to gain a better understanding of how organisations engage with the wellbeing of their employees

Research, commentary, and events

  • Young people in the city running together, photo by Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

    Project

    Insights into the health and wellbeing of Canadian workers

    RAND Europe researchers analysed data from 70 Canadian organisations and 7,251 employees that participated in Wellness Report surveys on employee lifestyle, mental health and other areas of concern. The reports assess the associated impact these areas have on health and productivity.

    04 Jun 2021

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    Project

    Can workplace financial interventions support the mental health of young adults?

    Participation in workplace financial wellbeing interventions is associated with better mental health, particularly amongst certain subgroups of workers, according to survey data from healthiest workplace competitions.

    08 Mar 2021

  • Healthy vegetable lunch box on working desk

    Project

    Supporting the Asia's Healthiest Workplace Competition

    For three years, RAND Europe has supported AIA Vitality's contest. Doing so enables researchers to explore the health trends—employee lifestyle, clinical indicators, mental health and other areas of concern—among participating Asia-Pacific workplaces.

    02 Dec 2019

  • Smiling employees having meal in office lunchroom, photo by WavebreakMediaMicro/Adobe Stock

    Project

    Britain's Healthiest Workplace survey findings

    Absence and presenteeism accounts for an average of 38 days' lost productivity per employee per year, marking an upward trend in lost productivity since 2014, when the number was only 23 days.

    25 Nov 2019

  • Illustration of wellbeing at work, photo by Gerhard Ledwinka/Adobe Stock

    Project

    Practices and combinations of practices for health and wellbeing at work

    Researchers are examining the factors that enable or hinder the implementation of workplace health and wellbeing practices. The research will consider whether certain combinations of practices are more effective than other combinations, or effective for some types of organisations and not others.

    29 Aug 2019

  • Group of business people at the office making an active break and stretching ther bodies

    Project

    Research identifies promising practices in health and wellbeing at work

    Many health and wellbeing interventions are available to UK employers. Researchers graded them against Nesta standards and developed case studies of the most promising practices that support policy and organisational decision making.

    25 Jul 2018

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    Project

    Companies Should Measure the ROI for Preventive Healthcare Programmes

    Only a small amount of pharmaceutical companies measure the return on investment of their workplace health promotion programmes in a systematic manner, but data from GSK clearly demonstrates the potential business case for companies to invest in the health and wellbeing of its workforce.

    30 May 2017

  • Coworkers taking a break in the office to stretch

    Commentary

    Measuring What Works: Workplace Well-Being

    The link between productivity and well-being is recognized and increasingly accepted as a prerequisite of strong employer and employee performance. HR professionals and CEOs believe that high employee well-being means high staff engagement and a real intention to do well for the workforce.

    28 Nov 2016

  • A medical team works together to provide unified care

    Project

    Helping the NHS Evaluate and Promote the Health of its Workforce

    A comprehensive survey of staff health and wellbeing at a selection of NHS organisations will map in detail the physical and mental health of NHS staff as well as their perceptions of existing work-wellbeing initiatives and organisational culture.

    05 Apr 2016