Retention and productivity are the top advantages of health and wellbeing support for companies with overseas staff, according to Everywhen.
According to the research, companies with overseas employees rank staff retention and improved productivity as the main benefits of offering health and wellbeing support. The research reveals that 32 per cent of employers view retention as a key issue, while 31 per cent cite productivity. Meanwhile, 35 per cent of employers cite quiet quitting as their top concern, which is higher than absence rates, which worry 23 per cent.
It suggests that wellbeing support is key for overseas staff due to not having access to the NHS and could require healthcare provision to meet visa requirements. These programmes can help attract and retain talent in roles that are typically hard to fill. It can also help employees feel valued and staff who feel appreciated are more engaged and motivated to contribute to business success. In particular, overseas employees expect strong support and actively seek employers that demonstrate care, whether on short-term assignments or long-term relocations.
Everywhen emphasises the importance of measuring the impact of health and wellbeing provision and factoring in its commercial value when designing programmes for overseas employees.
Everywhen head of international Sarah Dennis says: “It is positive to see that global employers recognise the commercial advantages in supporting their staff. Of course, duty of care is the fundamental reason to support the health and wellbeing of employees overseas, but there are clear commercial benefits too and these should not be overlooked.
“We welcome the scrutiny of the value of health and wellbeing support. It gives focus and direction to the support, and helps us to advise employers on what to put in place to best support their employees, and the business. It comes down to striking the right balance. Employees must feel appreciated and supported and in that way they will give the best of themselves to the company. Loyalty and respect work in both directions and good employees recognise this as much as good employers do.”
