Research shows that one in four employees think about quitting due to lack of wellbeing support and this is a growing concern for employers as attitudes are shifting rapidly.
It’s 2025 and employees are thinking more about their own returns on investments- and why shouldn’t they? It’s now a time where people are openly discussing mental health, where taking care of our bodies is a priority, and to be quite frank, a time where tough love and ‘work, work, work’ just isn’t something that society wants.
UKIM Occupational Health & Wellbeing can help employers navigate this shift in employee attitude and fix retention (and employment) rates- here’s how…
We have a range of bespoke services designed to support employers and improve employee wellbeing. Whether it’s through our Employee Wellbeing Strategies and Counselling & Psychology, we provide clinician approved approaches to wellbeing so that workforces are healthy, happy and fully functioning.
Our Employee Wellbeing Strategies focus on reducing absences, improving productivity and employee morale. We work on health promotion and heathy living across organisations, offering staff lifestyle changes and advice so that they can feel their best inside and outside of work.
Our digital wellbeing benefits, paired with other services such as Counselling & Psychology, mean that staff are supported with every wellbeing concern. Preventative and reactional wellbeing care for employees means that they’re less likely to be absent from work and instead are happy to be productive at work.
By introducing changes like this with the help of UKIM Occupational Health & Wellbeing, employers are able to reap the benefits from happy, productive employees and the overall morale of the business.
- Better retention
- Better recruitment
- Reduced presenteeism
- Greater returns on investment
- Improved morale
- Increased productivity
- Better public perception
It’s clear from studies that people are looking for more from their employers and a lot of people seek wellbeing benefits when in the recruiting process and so by investing in occupational health and wellbeing, employers can benefit from better recruitment and attract wider talent. Particularly with Gen-Z, and younger generations, they’re not quite ready to settle without wellbeing support due to the mental health crisis, cost of living, and other contributing factors.
So, if you’re an employer without occupational health and mental wellbeing support, are you ready to lose staff down the line and begin recruitment all over again?
With the help of occupational health, employees are more likely to stay because they’re happy and know that they have support if they need it. And with the lack of wellbeing support externally, having clear access to help is a huge benefit and reason to be comfortable at work.
This in turn means that employers won’t lose out on valuable employees who know the business well, and there’s reduced recruitment costs. It’s more cost efficient to retain employees rather than having to regularly recruit others.
However, when it does come to recruitment, branding and public perception will be greater as you have the support and benefits that people are actively seeking out. This means that you can attract more talent, and the recruitment process will be easier and more likely to be successful.
