Employee wellbeing in the workplace encompasses the physical, mental, and emotional health of workers, fostering a positive and supportive environment. It’s crucial because it directly impacts productivity, job satisfaction, and retention rates, ultimately contributing to the overall success and sustainability of the organization.
Many employers are shoring up benefit plans in the wake of rising employee expectations. No internal team can do it all, so employers often use single point solutions to address specific needs, such as financial wellness, diabetes management, and weight management. This usually directs their employees to standalone apps that fill employee benefit gaps.
Employee utilization rates reveal that the experience of siloed benefits isn’t always sunny, because knowing where to go for which situation can be tricky. Some of these services have low use simply because employees are not certain which to use, especially for employee assistance programs. Having multiple apps usually means that employee data is not shared between them, requiring redundant inputs that delay the process. The transactional experience of fragmented benefits is slowly changing to provide a future of consolidated services, all under one access point.
Mid to large-sized organizations usually offer between four and nine-point solutions for their employee benefits. This abundance can be overwhelming, leading to “point solution fatigue,” where employees may download, but fail to engage with multiple apps to utilize their benefits. Yet they do stand to benefit from utilization, because six in ten US adults have one chronic condition, and four in ten are managing two or more chronic conditions. Beyond health, surveys suggests that employees would benefit greatly from better stress management skills and financial literacy. Despite the need for support, however, engagement is challenging. As one manager explains, employees may have gained access to a new benefits-based app, “but for whatever reason, our employees didn’t do anything beyond registering.”
It is not just the employees who tire from jumping from app to app, because employers feel point solution fatigue, too. Businesses face administrative challenges dealing with numerous point solution vendors. HR staff are often forced to manage numerous vendor relationships. All this adds up to complications in benefits access that may not benefit the organization as a whole.
One of the pitfalls of managing multiple apps in benefits services is that the human body does not work that way. Exercise will change mental health, mental health influences food choices, and dietary habits can even help us with exercise motivation. That why Treo’s whole-person solution blends elements of popular apps like Peloton, Calm, and Noom into a single, integrated platform. This eliminates the complexity for HR teams in managing so many vendors and reduces navigation complexity for members.
Treo provides a unifying wellness score. These points tie together all aspects of a member’s health and wellbeing, helping them manage what matters to them. For most, this includes sleep, movement habits, stress management practices, and healthy eating. The platform uses gamification to reward and reinforce positive behaviors, making health awareness a daily focus. With customization, the employee has the chance to identify what they want to address and improve, rather than imposing the same standards across individuals.
With the customization possible through Treo, organizations can centralize all their benefits on the homepage. These benefits link out to specified services, such as company-wide educational resources, health, dental and vision insurance, and EAP services. In combination with the ample support for daily habits, this option connects employees with everything at their fingertips. Simplified navigation encourages consistent engagement with the wellness resources provided, enhancing overall participation and satisfaction.
Interested in learning more? Let’s get in touch! Contact Treo Wellness at info@treowellness.com or schedule a demo here.
As Treo’s Global Wellness Researcher, Karlie uses recent research findings to support healthier daily habits. Karlie earned her doctorate in Neuroscience and Behavior and bachelors in Health and Exercise Science.
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