Southern Cross release Healthy Futures Report – Business Edition
Southern Cross’ Healthy Futures Report – Business Edition reports on data from the 2022 healthy Futures Report, focusing on employee health and wellbeing. Southern Cross spoke with more than 2,000 New Zealanders to get health and wellbeing insights.
Some key insights from the report:
• 89% of respondents say it’s important to work for a company that supports the health and wellbeing of their employees.
• The top ten initiatives employers could invest in are in descending order were wellbeing leave (36%); flu vaccinations (33%); lunch/break room (29%); activities promoting good mental health (25%); workplace wellbeing programme (25%); healthy food options available (24%); employee assistance programme/counselling (21%); workplace massage (21%); stress management programmes and strategies (20%); subsidised membership to off-site facilities/programmes (20%)
• 90% of respondents find work-life balance important
• 54% of workplaces offer flexible working hours/working from home
• 11% of workers never take all their annual leave within the year; 35% gave ‘too busy to take it’ and ‘24% gave ‘can’t always afford it’ as reasons why not
• The cost of living is the top concern for New Zealanders (93%)
• The top reasons NZers aren’t getting enough sleep include having too much to think about (59%); going to bed too late (46%); and being anxious/stressed (45%)
• There was a significant difference in seeking treatment when unwell between those with Southern Cross health insurance (64% go immediately or within a day or two) versus those with no health insurance (54% go immediately or within a day or two)
• Barriers to seeking healthcare include cost (37%); wait time is too long (26%); illness passes by quickly without the need for a doctor (25%); can’t get an appointment at a time that suits due to work commitments (24%)
The report has some recommendations of wellbeing initiatives businesses can offer employees, including developing a flexible working policy, encouraging employees to take regular annual leave, offering incentivised activity-based programmes, supplying free flu vaccines, offering fatigue and sleep management advice, making employee assistance programmes available and offering subsidised health insurance.
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