Ekonomski učinki finančnih investicij v promocijo zdravja in dobrega počutja zaposlenih v delovnem okolju (Economic Impacts of Financial Investments in the Promotion of Health and Well-Being of Employees in the Workplace)

Slovenian Abstract: Stanje razmer v organizaciji se lahko zaznava, meri in predstavlja z razlicnih vidikov – tudi z vidika varnega in zdravega delovnega okolja. Ucinki taksnega delovnega okolja se odražajo na zaposlenih oziroma na njihovem zdravju in pocutju ter na rezultatih dela. Vloga zdravja in dobrega pocutja zaposlenih v delovnem okolju je pomembna, saj pomeni eno kljucnih determinant, ki vplivajo na uspesnost organizacije na eni strani in na drugi strani na prisotnost oziroma odsotnost zaposlenih z dela ter na drugo custveno dojemanje dela in organizacije zaposlenih. Clanek se osredotoca na predstavitev raziskav, projektov oziroma dobrih praks s podrocja izvajanja promocije zdravja in dobrega pocutja zaposlenih v delovnem okolju, s ciljem predstaviti rezultate raziskav in projektov o donosnosti financnih investicij v promocijo zdravja in dobrega pocutja zaposlenih v delovnem okolju ter predstaviti dobre prakse s tega podrocja. Rezultati proucevanja kažejo, da obstajajo stevilni primeri projektov oziroma programov izvajanja promocije zdravja in dobrega pocutja zaposlenih v delovnem okolju in so financni ucinki vloženih financnih sredstev v zdravje in dobro pocutje zaposlenih dolgorocno donosni. Slednje se odraža zlasti v zmanjsanju stevila izgubljenih delovnih dni, kar je neposredno posledica boljsega zdravja in dobrega pocutja zaposlenih v delovnem okolju.English Abstract: The conditions in an organization can be perceived, measured and represented through various aspects – including the aspect of a safe and healthy workplace. The effects of such workplace reflect in the employees, namely in their health and well-being as well as in their work results. Health and well-being of the employees play an important role in the workplace as they represent one of the key determinants that have an impact on the organization’s performance on the one hand, and the employees’ presence or absence from work, as well as the employees’ acceptance of the work and organization on the other hand. This paper focuses on the presentation of studies, projects and good practices in the field of implementing the promotion of health and well-being of the employees in the workplace with the aim to present the findings of the studies and projects regarding the relevance of financial investments in the promotion of health and well-being of the employees in the workplace and to present good practices in this field. The study results have shown that there are numerous cases of projects and programs designed to implement the promotion of health and well-being of the employees in the workplace and that the financial impacts of the financial resources invested in health and well-being of the employees are relevant in the long term. The latter especially reflects through the aspect of reducing the number of working days lost due to employees’ absence from work which arises directly as a result of improved health and well-being of the employees in the workplace.