Paying employees to get healthy is a bad idea - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Paying employees to get healthy is a bad idea - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog I just discovered this brilliant whitepaper on employee wellness. It looks at a new worrying trend which has companies paying their employees to participate in wellness programmes. This is of course an incredibly bad idea for many reasons, including these: Financial rewards undermine autonomy Employees who aren?t ready or willing to change? won?t Financial incentives aren?t enough to change complex behaviors Its really, really time for companies to understand that financial rewards have several serious limitations as a tool to change employee behavior. Related posts Why pizza doesnt motivate How leaders motivate or not High CEO pay = low performance Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related