Over 80% of large UK corporations now state that they operate an organisation-wide total wellbeing programme, up from 73% in 2016, according to data from the Top Employers Institute. Further, 71% of this group are now actively evaluating the impact of their wellbeing programmes consistently, up from 65% last year.
Employee wellbeing education activity has also jumped in the UK from 61% to 85% in the past year. Stress and time management programmes are particularly popular and are now offered by 88% and 85% of UK firms respectively. However, UK firms are less proactive in the area of discouraging overtime as part of wider wellbeing initiatives – only 37% of UK employers represented on the Top Employers Institute database have taken steps to tackle excess overtime, compared with 52% of global companies. Similarly, only 37% of UK large firms provide access to an in-house doctor, compared with 65% of European firms.
Alessio Tanganelli, regional director UK of the Top Employers Institute, said:
‘In the last year alone, nearly 10% more certified Top Employers have implemented an organisation-wide total wellbeing programme, an enormous leap in a 12-month period. It is clear that it is becoming even more of a priority for companies.’