7. HRM Strategies for Maintain Healthy Work Environment.

 

Why a Company Needs to Have a Healthy Work Environment.


Source(Te Whatu Ora, 2017)

Employee well-being, productivity, and overall organizational performances are directly influenced by work environment in an organization. Hence, it is important to manage healthy work environment within the company.  This will be benefiting to company by increasing Employee engagement and work satisfaction, by reducing the absenteeism and turnover. In addition to that it will promote innovation, teamwork, and creativity, while leading to good problem-solving and decision-making (Coann Labitoria, 2022; Beaumont, 2023). In the end, putting a weight on a healthy workplace environment will gives advantage of a business's long-term viability, competitiveness, and reputation as well.

 

Few HRM Strategies to Encourage a Healthy Work Environment in an Organization:


Source(Personio, 2024)

Open Communication and Transparency: Promoting open communication between management and employees will lead to have a clean work environment. It makes sure, employees are at ease enough to share their worries, suggestions, and criticism and, when a company policies, decisions, and goals are transparent, employee trust will increase and the uncertainty about the company and other matters will be reduced. This will lead to have a better working relationship and work environment in the company (NNRoad, 2023). 

 Introducing Work-Life Balance: In the MAGEMENT ARTICLES, (2023); Personio, (2024) described, implementing work-life balance in a company by providing flexible work opportunities, such as reduced working days in a week, working flexible hours, or remote working and, implement policies support to manage personal and work life will helps to keep the healthiness in the environment in a company.

 Conducting Wellness Programs: Maintain the mental, emotional, and physical health is crucial in a company to gain a long-term productivity. Hence by implementing the programs that focuses on those aspects will lead to have a healthy work environment which is led to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness in later. companies can be also provided benefits like access to counselling services, stress management programs, training, and gym memberships to maintain the healthiness in working environment (Stuart Gentle, 2022).

 Training and Development: Companies can be invested to training and development programs to encourage their employee’s personal growth and skill improvement since the lack of opportunities to growth will lead to employee turnover and it will affect the employees working environment indirectly.  Employees are more likely to be satisfied with their job roles and continue to be involved in their work if they are challenged and appreciated (Stuart Gentle, 2022; NNRoad, 2023).

For an examples in real business application, MAS Holdings are ensured that, the company is contributing to their employee well-being first. they have treated to their employees with respect and fair manner. To improve their physical and mental well being, they give the employees necessary training and conducting the coaching program. Also, they are providing support to employees to share their voice and ideas (MAS, 2024). By using these strategy the company maintaining the healthy work culture within the company to boost the efficiency and productivity. 

According to the Hayleys PLC,(2023) annual report, the company has conducted the health camp for the entire employees to have test the physical well-being while they have arranged stress management programme for support mental well-being. Also they are conducting management and leadership programme plus training and development programmes to strength their employees with skills and capabilities. overall the company try to develop healthy work environment among their employees to enhance the company performance while increasing employee performance and productivity by using the strategies.

 

Conclusion:  

In the fast-changing business environment, companies have identified the effectiveness of maintaining Healthy work environment and culture. By executing HRM strategies within organization they have created healthy work environment, which is prioritized its employee well-being, engagement, and automatically it will lead to maintain productivity and efficiency  in an organization.

 

References:

Coann Labitoria, 2022. How a healthy workplace looks at the psychological state of a workforce. [Online]
Avallable at: https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/benefits/the-healthy-workplace-and-its-10-benefits/326054#:~:text=Companies%20who%20take%20the%20time,of%20employees%20to%20do%20work.
[Accessed on 09th Apr 2024].


William Beaumont, 2023. The importance of a healthy working environment. [Online]
Available at: https://www.thomas.co/resources/type/hr-blog/importance-healthy-working-environment
[Accessed on 09th Apr 2024].

Te Whatu Ora, 2017. What is a healthy workplace, Youtube[Online]
Available at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB6c1XN97FE
[Accessed on 11th Apr 2024].

NNRoad, 2023. 9 Strategies for Creating a Healthy Workplace Environment. [ Online]
Available at: https://nnroad.com/blog/healthy-workplace-environment/
[Accessed on 09th Apr 2024].


Stuart Gentle, 2022. 5 HR Management Practices For a Healthy Workplace.{Online}
Available at: https://www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/5-hr-management-practices-for-a-healthy-workplace
[Accessed on 09th Apr 2024]...


MAGEMENT ARTICLES, 2023. Human Resource Management Strategies forPromoting Employee Health and Safety. [Online]
Available at: https://www.mywestford.com/blog/human-resource-management-strategies-for-promoting-employee-health-and-safety/
[Accessed on 10th Apr 2024].

Personio, 2024. Work Environment:9 Effective Ways to Make Improvements. [Online]
Available at: https://www.personio.com/hr-lexicon/work-environment/
[Accessed on 10th Apr 2024].

MAS, 2024. SYMBIOTIC WELLBEING.[Online]
Available at:https://www.masholdings.com/life-at-mas/#:~:text=With%20a%20special%20focus%20on,thrives%20so%20does%20the%20organisation.
[Accessed on 11th Apr 2024].

Hayleys PLC, 2023. Annual Report, Colombo: Hayleys PLC

Comments

  1. Gowri PereraApril 11, 2024 at 8:53 AM

    The article covers the key points of SHRM for maintaining a healthy work environment. Nice one

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  2. Laurena CottlingApril 12, 2024 at 2:25 AM

    Your blog post offers helpful perspectives on the significance of a healthy work environment as well as doable methods for establishing and preserving one. By using the examples related to our country's context, it was very much easy to understand.





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  3. Dhanushka PathiranaApril 12, 2024 at 10:28 AM

    Additionally, the post discusses the importance of promoting work-life balance and how it can improve employee morale and productivity. The author has highlighted ways to support work-life balance, such as offering flexible work arrangements and stress management support. Very good content included.

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  4. Rusky AhamedApril 14, 2024 at 12:56 AM

    A workforce that places a higher priority on employee well-being is more resilient. Employees must be in good physical, mental, and emotional health in order to function at their peak.

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  5. Ruwini DissanayakeApril 14, 2024 at 8:44 AM

    A healthy work environment is not merely a supplementary element but a critical cornerstone in the architecture of a successful organization. The significance of such an environment extends far beyond the confines of corporate responsibility; it is a strategic imperative that underpins the well-being and productivity of employees and, by extension, the entire organization.

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  6. KUMARA WELEGEApril 15, 2024 at 8:55 AM

    A healthy work enviroment creates well being workforce that lead to sustainable growth in organization.

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