Employees at Apple, Google and other Silicon Valley staples are embracing tools that force them to take breaks from email and track their email usage while employers are increasingly encouraging employees to unplug. (Photo: Shutterstock)
June is National Employee Wellness Month–or well-being, if you prefer (but please, not wellbeing). The concept of wellness has evolved over the years, from an initial focus on physical health to one encompassing mental and emotional well-being, and in recent years, financial.
This month, it may be prudent to turn your attention to a fourth component: digital health. It's a topic that's appearing more and more often in the news, a growing concern among tech companies in particular. Employees at Apple, Google and other Silicon Valley staples are embracing tools that force them to take breaks from email and track their email usage while employers are increasingly encouraging employees to unplug.
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Emily Payne
Emily Payne is director, content analytics for ALM's Business & Finance Markets and former managing editor for BenefitsPRO. A Wisconsin native, she has spent the past decade writing and editing for various athletic and fitness publications. She holds an English degree and Business certificate from the University of Wisconsin.
