Awesome perks such as gym memberships, free lunches and onsite chair massage have become increasingly popular ways to reward employees. But what about remote teams? Providing perks for remote employees to manage stress can help a dispersed team feel connected. This can make a huge impact on employees happiness at work. In fact, studies have shown that feeling appreciated increases office morale and employee retention. Read on for our suggestions to celebrate your remote team!
Is stress disrupting your employees’ lives? If not properly treated, stress can negatively affect every aspect of life. Luckily, there are lots of ways to keep stress levels in check. Learn some of the best stress relief techniques and tips for office life! These ideas for stress relief at work will provide you with instant gratification.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome affects millions of Americans nationwide and costs companies billions in health insurance and workers’ compensation claims each year. A typical recovery plan involves corrective surgery. But there are non-invasive solutions out there too, such as carpal tunnel massage, carpal tunnel stretches & exercise.
Learn what Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is, it’s causes and symptoms, and ways to relieve and avoid the pain of this condition.
Working from home may seem like the dream. Meeting calls from the couch? No need to change out of your pajamas? But remote work comes with its own set of stressors. Our team has been working from home since Zenovate began 10 years ago, so we have some experience with promoting health and wellness, plus reduce stress, even when its virtual!
When a company makes the decision to provide a confidential Employee Assistance Program, or workplace EAP, they’re deciding to invest in their employees–and in their company as well. Engaged, productive employees are what drive a company forward, but employees just can’t function at their best if they are dealing with personal issues. That’s why EAPs are helpful. They address employees’ problems before they interfere with their work, so that employees are happier and healthier, and companies can keep growing.
The Coronavirus pandemic, or COVID-19 has created truly stressful and anxiety inducing times for many employees! There’s worry for one’s own health and for loved ones, plus economic issues to contend with. Many companies have already had to furlough or downsize their teams. This means that people are dealing with the stress and anxiety of joblessness. Even if they’re still employed, they are likely dealing with strong emotions. They may be upset about their coworkers being let go, experiencing stress over their partners employment status, dealing with the new stresses of working from home, and worried that the company will need to downsize further and they’ll be next on the list. These fears and difficulties can deeply impact the mental health of employees, and it’s important to help your team cope with stress, fear and worry before it impacts their ability to work.
If you’ve ever had an EAP at your company, perhaps you’ve experienced some of the pros and cons of an employee assistance program. While these programs provide much needed mental health support that helps keep employees working, healthy and happy, there are also issues with the current structure of most EAPs. Read on to learn more about the pros & cons of Employee Assistance Programs.
Employee stress is something to be expected. Some research shows that levels of stress are actually a good thing. But too much work stress causes employee burnout and other unfortunate consequences.
Learn what causes employee stress, components of a stress management program that compliment any existing EAP, and how to get started.
If you’ve ever run a business, you know how difficult it can be to find and keep good people. We’re talking about those people that make your business run and make it look easy. Those people are hard to find, and making sure they stay motivated and happy is even harder. Today, employee morale is more critical than ever, and smart business owners know that they should put forth the effort to improve employee morale.
Learn 5 basic ideas to improve employee morale, with several examples of each idea.
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An in office massage is easy to find if you want to reward your hard working team during the business day. Between the hours of 9-5, you can find a corporate massage company to come give some sweet chair massage for onsite stress relief without any headache. But what about night shift massages (24 hour massage)?
What if you’re a hospital with nurses working round the clock like those fighting COVID-19?
What do you do if you want to give some massages to the night shift workers at your manufacturing plant?
Or what if your weekend team is working hard and you want to reward them on Saturday?
Here are easy ways to make workplace massage work for your company, even if your employees work all hours of the day (or night!)
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