Tailoring health and wellbeing initiatives to the needs of employees is within the primary interests of every organization. As they say, ‘a healthy body is a platform for flourishing a healthy mind’. Employees need to feel that they can function at their optimum and perceive their work environment as a contribution to a healthy lifestyle.

Some of the interventions that should be included in every organization for the wellbeing of employees are:

• Raising awareness for the importance of health issues.
• Teaching mindfulness to be purposeful and to practice conscious awareness.
• Reducing stress by allowing employees to structure their daily work in accordance to their individual preferences – keeping in mind corporate needs.

In addition to individual interventions, close monitoring of reasons for absenteeism, potential stress drivers, and well-being of the employees supports maintaining a healthy atmosphere within the organization.