Content partner: Humanscale Resilience and ergonomics

Two of the biggest corporate buzzwords of the last five years have been well-being and resilience, with the importance of looking after employees’ mental health at long last acknowledged as not only sensible but vital for a thriving workplace. But all too often, resilience and wellness programs fail to include workplace ergonomics considerations, which can produce much greater returns on investment.

The concept of resilience is fairly straightforward. It means that people are able to bounce back from stressful situations. In the workplace today, with economic uncertainty and unemployment issues, we know that many people are experiencing significant stress at work.

Companies are great indicators of the economy. When it’s buoyant, life is good, but when it’s bad, life is not so