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In today’s workplace, the waistline matters just as much as the business profits. There are numerous research to suggest that corporate wellness programmes can be used to encourage employees as well as boost their productivity, reduce turnover rates and reduce healthcare costs in the long run.

According to Patrick Teow, Chief Executive Officer of AIA Singapore, “Business leaders are beginning to recognize the importance of investing in corporate health.” He also added that encouraging healthy behaviours in companies will eventually become healthy habits that boost company’s profitability.

Based on research from Willis Towers Watsons’ Global Medical Trends Survey 2018, “Singapore’s medical inflation has increased from 7.6% to 9.2% in the past two years.” It is no wonder that employers have come with strategies to empower employees to take charge of their own health through various preventative initiatives and wellness programmes to encourage a healthy lifestyle amongst employees.

Here are some “prescriptions” to develop for this year to develop a healthy workforce this 2019.

Employee engagement has been an ongoing hot topic in companies these days. And there are many reasons as to why it remains as a hot topic amongst top management and leaders today - an engaged workforce translates to more productive workers.

While most companies would think of employee engagement as face-to-face interaction, such as holding town halls or conducting employee engagement surveys, it might be surprising to know that technology can actually play a huge role in keeping employees engaged.

Here are three suggestions to incorporate technology as part of your employee engagement strategy:

We are glad to attend the SME Digital 4.0 Conference 2019 hosted by ATCEN in Malaysia last week. It has been a great sharing session with the SMEs in Malaysia on how they can eliminate manual tax, EPF and SOCSO filing with the use of electronic filing which is readily available with the use of online payroll software. With a wide array of business functions going digital, integration between applications allow businesses to run their operations efficiently, allowing them to focus on growing their businesses.

Millennials - the new age workforce that forms the bulk of our working population today. These are the group of working adults that are born between 1981 and 1997.

Interestingly, Millennials are a relatively unique group of workers. Known for their ability to work within a fast-paced environment and their eagerness for success, their needs in the corporate world have baffled HR practitioners and top management. The big questions is - what exactly do Millennials want for their career?

According to a recent survey conducted by office space provider, Instant Offices, Millennials strive in a rapidly-evolving working environment. Additionally, their career aspirations do not differ that much as opposed to their predecessors - one that offers a myriad of career opportunities and progression.