The Importance of Corporate Wellness

To me, wellness simply means the absence of illness, physically or mentally. Where wellness of employees can result in better outcomes, illness can make the performance level low enough to bother about. In case of any corporation or organization, if an employee continues being ill randomly, it surely does effect the overall performance of the team she /he is working in and eventually the organization. So, this is important for the management to have a plan to face this corporate illness. Let me tell you my story. I was working in Mobile Phone company in 2006. I was new there and I had some health issues at that time. I had a severe back pain. I visited the doctor and he prescribed me some exercises. But due to the work load, I could not continue the exercises. Day by day I started getting frustrated. I wanted to share my problems with someone but I couldn't do it. Because, I had one day off in the week. And on my day off, all my friends were working. So I couldn't talk to them. Moreover, in the office I used to have hectic times. As I was on probation, I didn't want to take any leave...