Thriving workplaces: How employers can improve productivity and change lives

This report by McKinsey and the World Economic Forum reveals that enhanced employee health and well-being could generate up to $11.7 trillion in global economic value. Organisations that invest in employee health are likely to reduce healthcare costs, enhance productivity, improve talent management, boost company performance, and strengthen organisational resilience. The report proposes six “evergreen”, evidence-based principles for employers seeking to make a positive impact: understand the baseline health status of employees and the value at stake, develop initiatives for a sustainable healthy workforce, pilot interventions to test and learn, track three to five metrics to measure success, ensure leadership commitment and sponsorship, and embed employee health into organisational culture.