Promoting Health and Well-being at Work
Policy and Practices
Policies to promote employee health and well-being not only protect from occupational risks, but also provide benefits for individuals and employers. Unhealthy lifestyles, characterised by high levels of stress, sedentary behaviour and poor eating habits, affect the health of employees and negatively impact workplace productivity. Governments play a key role in promoting health and well-being in the workplace. This report analyses policy levers used by governments to incentivise employers to promote health and well-being at work in ten countries, including G7 countries and OECD countries in the Asia/Pacific region. These include regulation, financial incentives, guidelines, and certification and award schemes. The report also explores how governments can facilitate Environmental, Social and Governance investment to encourage health promotion at work.
Special focus on steering investment in companies that promote employee health and well‑being
Investors integrating human capital and environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in investment decisions show a growing interest in companies that promote the health and well-being of their own employees. This special focus chapter provides a description of developments to steer investment towards companies that promote the health and well-being of employees. It also maps ongoing initiatives to facilitate standardised disclosure and reporting by companies on how they are promoting the health and well-being of their employees.
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