If employees don’t have great managers, if they don’t know what’s expected of them or if they are not in roles that match their talents, then the longest possible list of perks is not going to be a cure-all.

Studies repeatedly show that an employee’s feelings about their work – measured as engagement – has a direct impact on their performance. Organizations in the top quartile for employee engagement were 21% more productive, and 22% more profitable, while also enjoying less turnover, absenteeism and fewer problems with quality

Employees prefer workplace wellbeing to material benefits

And disengagement is costly. In studies by the Queens School of Business and by the Gallup Organization, disengaged workers had 37% higher absenteeism, 49% more accidents, and 60% more errors and defects… Importantly, businesses with highly engaged employees enjoyed 100% more job applications.

Gallup estimates that actively disengaged employees cost the U.S. $483 billion to $605 billion each year in lost productivity… only 33% of U.S. workers are engaged.

80% OF EMPLOYEES treated for mental illness report improved levels of work efficacy and satisfaction.

The economic costs of mental illness will be more than cancer, diabetes, and respiratory ailments put together.