How to Promote Healthy Heart Lifestyle Choices at your Company (Webinar Recap)

Posted by Tasneem Panchbhaya We had a great webinar in February, in honour of heart awareness month. I sat down with Optimity’s CEO, Jane Wang to talk through how to promote a healthy heart in the workplace. You can watch the full webinar here. Here are a few key takeaway points from the webinar: Why …

Leveraging Opportunities During Open Enrolment

Posted by Laura Carter TIME STAMP: 2 MINUTE READ Open enrollment season does not traditionally elicit much excitement among HR professionals or the employee population they serve. There is a lot of administrative work involved and employees are usually inundated with an overload of dry communications materials. But are we missing a great chance to get …

Employers Turn to Workplace Wellness to Help Reduce Health Care Costs

Posted by Trista Chan Employees are the assets of any organization, and to sustain these assets and benefit from their long term service, it’s vital to maintain their wellbeing. With the increase in awareness around living a healthy lifestyle, many employers now offer workplace wellness programs to their employees. These programs help in reducing healthcare …

4 Principles for Creating a Wellness Program

Today’s most successful companies know that creating a healthy environment for employees is the most direct way to achieve an increase in productivity and encourage employee loyalty. With so much time spent at work, it goes without saying that a healthy work environment is vital to your employee’s health. Creating a successful wellness program can …

Small Changes, Big Results

TIME STAMP: 4 MINUTE READ Very often organizations fall into a trap of making “big changes for big results”. This approach to operating can have a devastating impact for the organization, by creating high levels of stress amongst its employees and causing instability within their industry. Big changes do not necessarily mean big results. In …