One of the most important factors affecting the success of a business, whether large or small, is the workforce. In a lot of businesses, particularly smaller ones, people also make up one of the largest costs the business will have. So it goes without saying that a happy, motivated and healthy workforce will contribute more to the success of a business than a demotivated, unhappy and unhealthy one.

Does employee health and wellbeing really affect the bottom-line?

It’s easy to overlook the true financial cost of absenteeism, and often justifying the added expense of a health and wellness programme can be difficult. But often, the true cost of an unhealthy workforce can be massively underestimated.

• Poor lifestyle choices, work organisational factors and environmental conditions cost British companies £58 billion each year¹
• Lost productivity for companies with the strongest health and well-being cultures was 5.9% of the wage bill, compared with 10.7% for those with the worst cultures¹

An employee benefits package without the large costs

Our Business Protection policies now all come with the option of adding Vitality Optimiser. So you can give your business clients the financial protection they need with an integrated health and wellness solution for employees. So embedding a healthy and comprehensive employee benefits package doesn’t have to be costly and out of reach for SMEs.

Find out more about VitalityLife’s Business protection range with Vitality Optimiser.

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¹ Britain’s Healthiest Company results, 2015