Improving wellbeing at work : recommending wellbeing initiatives to implement at Company X

Abstract

The objective of the thesis was to gather information on wellbeing initiatives that could be implemented at Company X. The purpose of the thesis is to provide the commissioning company with recommendations on how to improve the employees and workplace wellbeing by developing the practices in place and adding new ones. Additionally, the thesis will inform the commissioner about the employees’ thoughts on wellbeing and how well the firm is doing to support it. The thesis presents a theoretical research section in which literature findings were studied to better understand the generalities of wellbeing and the specificities of workplace wellbeing. A second section consists of an empirical study where a business case with a qualitative research was used to analyze Company X employees’ thoughts on wellbeing at work and their working environment through a series of questions answered anonymously.

The findings of the qualitative research suggested that the employees are satisfied with their wellbeing at work and the working environment in which they are evolving. The outcomes also demonstrated trust and loyalty to the firm and respondents considered Company X as an organization that well-supports the individuals’ health. However, results proved that improvements to increase work-place wellbeing can be made by installing new initiatives. Thorough analysis of the research results pinpointed potential improvements regarding the physical and social wellbeing, the working environment, and the work-life balance.

The conclusions highlighted the undeniable link between the individual worker’s health and the company’s success while providing answers to the research questions. The recommendations given to the commissioner were constructed thanks to a cross-analysis between the literary findings and the results of the qualitative research interviews. The recommended initiatives to implement at Company X office are an after lunch break, modifying the office space, having online team events, having flexible policies to adapt the working hours and finally developing the possibility to choose telework over in-office work and vice-versa.

Details regarding specifics of the commissioning company and the information of the research respondents have been removed from this report.