Here’s how to make workplace wellbeing programmes better

Maximising a programme’s impact requires careful attention to not only the content but also how it’s implemented, says the writer. — 123rf

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has just published alarming statistics showing that employee mental health issues result in a US$1 trillion (RM4.2 trillion) loss in productivity each year. The WHO has called on employers to take urgent action by introducing comprehensive well-being programmes to tackle the escalating mental health crisis in the workplace.

But the problem is that many workplace well-being programmes don’t work.