Dive Brief:

• A large majority of employers (78%) are concerned about stress in the workplace, according to Employee Benefits News.
• EBN explains that stress can negatively impact a workforce through lowered engagement, more absences, productivity loss and low participation/success rates in wellness programs.
• meQuilibrium, a workforce resilience program provider, surveyed 2,000 employees who experienced the company’s service and found that improving worker resilience will result in a “more engaged, healthy and productive workforce.”

Dive Insight:

Resilience programs such as those offered by meQuilibrium are designed to uncover stress's root causes and help workers take a fresh look at those stressors. The article reports that this approach, when added to an employee benefits package, is a long-term stress reduction solution.

Additional survey data found that highly resilient workers have 46% less perceived stress than low resilience workers, and compared to highly resilient workers, twice as many low resilience workers have reported one to three absences in the past month. Also, four times as many highly resilient workers are highly satisfied with their jobs when compared to those scoring in the bottom quarter.