2024-07-09 00:30:55
Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB), a division of Marsh McLennan, a global company interested in redefining the world of work, and reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, promoting true health and wellness in business, held the 4th Forum Health and Wellness “Return on investment in your people”, an event that aims to promote the importance of comprehensive wellness management in organizations and share strategies to prevent the barriers that prevent in overcome the impact of an effective wellness program, improve and mitigate working conditions as appropriate. risks to human health.
4th Health and Wellness Forum “Return on investment in your people”
In the 4th. The Forum’s specialists in the areas of HR, and the implementation of wellness programs, stated that there is 28% less absenteeism and more than 19% productivity among companies that implement wellness programs.
Other data they mentioned is that organizations manage to save up to 35% on medical care and improve talent retention by 20%. Regarding the impact of mental health on the sustainability of the organization, 76% of employees experience work stress, which negatively affects their performance and overall well-being. And they agreed that the health and well-being of Employees play a vital role in the sustainability of companies.
The Mercer Health and Wellness Forum has been running for four years. Adrián Almazán, the director of Health Consulting at Mercer Marsh Benefits whom we interviewed, indicated that the forum emerged in 2021 and said: “We started with the concern of being able to raise awareness among organizations of the importance of management, which comprehensive and accurate in relation to the wellbeing and health of employees.
“At that time, the excuse, let me put it this way, was COVID and how COVID has put almost every organization in charge. It was already a recurring event and almost every year we were invited. Over 2,500 people attended in the first three years, including human resources leaders, risk managers, compensation and benefits managers, who are interested in changing this dynamic within organizations,” he stated.
“2024 is the first year we decided to do a hybrid event, with the possibility of having some clients in person. And we had 1,200 people connected throughout the country, in the first two talks we had,” stated Almazán.
At the event, which included four presentations and included the participation of leaders from companies such as Teva, Mastercard, Lapi, Welbe, Previta, Denalia, Resoluté, Toyota, Port Liverpool, to name a few. Clients who have been at the forefront throughout their history on issues of Wellness, Welfare, Human Resources, To name a few companies, this was highlighted The inclusion of wellness programs has a significant impact on the perception and development of organizations.
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