Communicating employee wellness plans to employees

Communicating employee wellness plans to employees

Abstract: Fortune magazine publishes its list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and its ranking formula for evaluating companies includes measures of “…overall job satisfaction,” as well as and evaluation of company “pay and benefits programs” (Fortune, n.d.). At many companies, a tangible benefit includes making employee wellness programs available to improve employee health. One problem with such programs, however, is that they may suffer from low enrollment when employers do not communicate effectively about the program and fail to provide support for their programs (Cook, 2016). The current study examines one aspect of these programs — how companies can optimally design messages to encourage employees to participate in company wellness programs.

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