Open AccessIdentification of Employees' Preferences for Health and Wellness Programmes
Author(s) -
Ricardo Sánchez,
Martin Flégl,
Lucie Depoo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
periodica polytechnica. social and management sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.223
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1587-3803
pISSN - 1416-3837
DOI - 10.3311/ppso.15327
Subject(s) - baby boomers , productivity , workforce , marketing , identification (biology) , hierarchy , business , health care , public relations , psychology , demographic economics , economic growth , political science , economics , botany , law , biology
Today's workplace has created new challenges and opportunities for managers, as employees from three generations (Millennials, Generation X and Baby boomers) with different personal characteristics now form the workforce. It is crucial for a company's management to understand employees' needs regarding benefits, since employees' satisfaction is vital to their motivation and productivity. In this study, we analysed responses from 272 employees to a survey about their preferences for Health & Wellness programmes, using the Analytical Hierarchy Process methodology. The results reveal significant differences between generations, as well as between genders. The most desired programmes for younger generations are educational packages, whereas Baby boomers tend to prefer cultural events. Despite these differences, there is consensus among all the generations about the high importance of dental care programmes.