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How employers can design workplaces to promote wellness

Written by Libby Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University

Employers can encourage employees to be more active through office design. Shutterstock

Companies spend tens of billions of dollars each year on wellness programs - on gyms, health funds, yoga classes, and the like. But research shows only mixed success, with low take-up rates among employees and a poor return on investment for companies.

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