Without ways to motivate employees and give them advancement opportunities, they possibly will leave the organization. Thus, retention of employees is very important. Basically, an organization needs career development to enhance its effectiveness, and organizational growth. I am not involved in an employee wellness program. I do think stress reduction classes should be part of every organization.
Stress causes a number of illnesses in employees.
As a result, organizations have absenteeism and work performance problems. A good stress intervention program can alleviate a lot of these problems in an organization. Even where I work, some of the maintenance men are under a great deal of stress. Four of the maintenance men are changing to construction, and they don't know where they will be working, etc. I'm sure there has been some sick leave taken because of stress.