Workplace Wellbeing

Workplace Wellbeing

The Work Wellbeing Playbook

Organisations with the highest wellbeing scores perform better.

The Work Wellbeing Playbook, published by the World Wellbeing Movement with the support of the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford and Indeed, is a living review of the evidence behind the best and latest interventions for improving workplace wellbeing.

We’ve condensed all of the key insights into an accessible, high-level summary to support busy professionals – and now, in Work Wellbeing Playbook 2.0, we’ve simplified the multiple drivers of wellbeing into six new categories.

 

Make the most of this resource

Before you explore the interventions here, read our guidance on how to maximise our summarised insights in your workplace, and hear from the experts who created this resource.

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View a condensed version of the Playbook in French | Dutch | German

 

Drivers of workplace wellbeing

Only once you have started to measure how your employees are feeling – and exploring why they feel the way they do – can you implement science-based strategies to improve wellbeing.

By assessing the importance of the various drivers of wellbeing in your organisation, you can identify the key areas to target in order to enable your employees to thrive at work.

We’ve simplified the multiple drivers of workplace wellbeing into six broad categories, but it’s important to remember that organisations are made up of individuals – we all have different needs and preferences.

HEAR FROM THE EXPERTS

After you have read our guidance, and heard from the experts behind the Playbook, use the links below to explore different interventions for the key drivers of workplace wellbeing.

D

Development and security

Work wellbeing is partly driven by access to opportunities for growth and achievement, as well as a sense of job security.

R

Relationships

Cultivating a supportive, trusting and inclusive work environment where everyone feels that they belong is vital for wellbeing.

I

Independence and flexibility

Empowering your employees with a say over when, where, and how they work doesn’t ‘just’ improve their wellbeing, it improves performance.

V

Variety and fulfilment

Energised employees that feel a sense of purpose at work are more engaged, productive, and happy at work.

E

Earnings and benefits

Fair pay and other forms of compensation are foundational to building workplace wellbeing.

R

Risk, health, and safety

Employee stress and role overload can pose serious risks to workplace. Identify and mitigate the root causes.

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The Work Wellbeing Playbook © 2024 by the World Wellbeing Movement is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.