Findings from the 2024 Wellbeing Diagnostic Survey
Over the past year, how has your organization performed in the following areas compared with other organizations in your industry?
High-effectiveness group | Low-effectiveness group | |
---|---|---|
Employee work engagement | 69% | 28% |
Employee productivity | 68% | 26% |
Overall financial performance | 66% | 43% |
Low annual employee turnover | 58% | 30% |
Attraction/Retention of key talent | 57% | 27% |
Highly effective companies are 2x more likely (or more) to report better human capital and financial outcomes than companies with low effectiveness scores.
Which of the following best describes what your organization has accomplished in your wellbeing strategy to date?
Low-effectiveness group | High-effectiveness group | |
---|---|---|
Human capital foundation | 11% | 33% |
Embed into company culture | 19% | 39% |
Include multiple wellbeing pillars (physical, emotional, financial and social) | 14% | 16% |
Focus on physical | 56% | 12% |
What are your organization’s top priorities for how it will deliver on your wellbeing strategy over the next three years?
DEI and growing mental health issues are other key drivers of the wellbeing strategy
What are the key business issues influencing your organization’s wellbeing strategy?
Organizations will prioritize the following aspects over the next three years, but employees want more help with financial wellbeing
Employee | Employer | |
---|---|---|
Financial wellbeing | 59% | 22% |
Social wellbeing | 20% | 17% |
Employee experience | 40% | 50% |
Physical wellbeing | 40% | 52% |
Emotional wellbeing | 41% | 66% |
Companies plan to prioritize emotional wellbeing – 66%
But employees want more help with financial wellbeing – 59%
When employers lean into wellbeing, employees notice and good things happen.
About the surveys: 45,000 employees participated in the 2024 Global Benefits Attitudes Survey. 3,610 employers participated in the 2024 Global Wellbeing Diagnostic Survey (respondents employ 18 million workers worldwide).