2019 Employee Wellness Industry Trends Report – Wellable

Wellable’s 2019 Employee Wellness Industry Trends Report aims to measure and better understand the implementation of wellness strategies in organisations in 2019.

Some main insights from the report include:

• In general, companies are raising their investment in health and wellness programs with 35% of them planning to invest more compared to 14% of them who plan to invest less.
• Most organizations expected to invest more in “financial wellness”, “telemedicine” and “stress management”, while a majority of them expected to invest less in “fitness classes”, “biometrics screenings” and “health risk assessments”.
• 81% of survey respondents identified educational programs (seminars, webinars and other resources) as the top new tools organisations are using to boost financial wellness and mental health in the workplace, followed by digital financial tools and retirement planning.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) was chosen by 67% of organisations as the most preferred resource for mental health, followed by educational programs and flexible work schedules.
• 79% of respondents identified “rising cost of benefits” as the most influential factors when companies make benefit decisions.
• Pricing, customizability and innovation were ranked as the top criteria companies consider when assessing wellness program providers.

Wellable runs wellness challenges and health content technology platforms and combines these with on-site offerings including fitness classes, workshops, health coaching and more.

Full report here.