FOCUS
EXPAND OFFERINGS UNDER
WELLNESS TO CATER TO THE
VARIED NEEDS OF EMPLOYEES
Vishal Nagda
General Manager-HR, Ozone Group
& Founder – HR Professionals LinkedIn Group
M
ost of us think if we are not sick,
we are well. But Wellness is not
just that – it is the state of being
healthy in body and mind, especially as an
actively pursued goal. This, of course, is the
dictionary defi nition of wellness. But for the
corporate world, the defi nition of wellness
is continuously expanding. From having a
common exercise place in office to having
fi t-bits on each employee’s hand with their
own personalized fi tness goals; we have come
a long way.
The logic that one size fi ts all is gone. I
may be physically fi t but I may not be well
emotionally. So, an exercise program is no
use for me. Similarly, for someone else, their
fi nancial goals may be more important than
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being mentally fit. And for some others,
health takes a back seat behind their career
objectives.
With most of us spending more than
1/3rd of our active lives at the workplace, it
makes sense that we incorporate all aspects of
wellness in our corporate lives too. And this is
the reason why more and more employers are
focusing on expanding their offerings under
wellness to cater to the varied needs of their
employees.
The US Department of Health & Human
Services defines 8 dimensions of wellness
including emotional, financial, social,
spiritual, occupational, physical, intellectual
and environmental wellness. Here’s a brief of
each dimension along with certain examples
of wellness programs which are already being
implemented somewhere in the world.