A framework for building a healthier workplace

Much of the research shows that one-off workplace wellness programs do little to combat the stress and strain of the modern workplace for employees.

The trouble is that the problem is embedded in the way organizations have been built, responding to marketplace changes and economic burdens without thinking about the impact on employees. Now, after almost two years of pandemic crisis and with thousands of employees reconsidering their commitment to their work, employers are trying to change things.

For leaders who are invested in creating a healthier work environment for employees, Harvard’s T. H. Chan School of Public Health and the MIT Sloan School of Management have put together a framework: “Work Design for Health.”