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Workplace wellness has become a popular way of working among companies. Being able to work on mental and physical health at work increases employee loyalty, productivity and decreases absenteeism rates. It is therefore important to stand out in the market by offering a vitality program, to attract new employees, but to also keep current employees. The main focus of this study is to find out what the needs of the employees of Thermae 2000 are, regarding a vitality program. The study has been divided into five subjects; healthy food, exercise, mindfulness, stress and incentives.
Quantitative data from 105 employees have been collected by an online survey, to get a clear view of the needs regarding a vitality program at Thermae 2000. The Fisher’s Exact Test has been used to see if there was any connection between different factors of the subject.
The outcome of the research imply that the employees of Thermae 2000 feel the need for more variation regarding healthy food and exercise. Mindfulness is quite a new term among most of the respondents, however, most of the employees are open to try out new things. Stress is present in the company on different levels; physical, organizational and psychological. The effect of stress influences many other aspects of one’s life, so the need to reduce this is present. Incentives are not particularly needed for Thermae 2000’s employees. By implementing a vitality program, all employees will be able to work on their mental and physical wellbeing at work.