Cash incentive Making well-being offerings relevant to employees will go far in increasing participation; adding incentives will go even further. (Photo: Shutterstock)

When it comes to employee well-being programs, even the most supportive employers continue to grapple with a vexing problem: low employee participation.

Recently, Welltok surveyed employees to better understand what they thought of their employer's wellness offerings, and where they saw room for improvement. The results are compiled in Welltok's “Wellbeing Wake-Up Report.”

Overall, the results point to a new generation of holistic wellness programs that address all facets of well-being–physical, mental, emotional, financial and social. This shift is reflected among survey respondents, who identified financial stability was identified as a top priority, followed by healthy eating and positive relationships. In fact, more than 60 percent of workers think employers' wellness offerings should support total well-being.

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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.