Employee Wellbeing Services

Our focus is on solving client challenges with the right mix of insight, technology and bespoke solutions – combining the consulting expertise and scale of Barnett Waddingham and Howden Employee Benefits into your one trusted adviser.

Why wellbeing matters

Employees who feel well and supported are more engaged, productive, and loyal – while poor wellbeing drives absenteeism, presenteeism and retention risk.

Wellbeing at work is now a business essential, not a nice-to-have. Structured strategies create healthier, more resilient employees and stronger organisations.

What is employee wellbeing?

Employee wellbeing is the overall health, engagement and satisfaction of your people within their work environment – covering everything from health and financial security to physical safety, belonging and performance.

The six pillars:

Social wellbeing – Fostering positive relationships and a sense of belonging.
Mental and emotional wellbeing – building awareness, resilience and proactive support.
Physical wellbeing – safe workplaces, healthy balance, benefits and lifestyle support.
Financial wellbeing – strategies, education, analytics and provider access.
Work-life balance – agile working, flexible policy, HR strategy.
Protection – health insurance, group risk, cash plans, EAPs.

"By simply asking the question around the employee assistance program, we see an increase of utilisation of 38% in one week alone."
Reward and Benefits Director

What our employee wellbeing consultants do

We partner with you to design proactive, preventative employee wellbeing strategies that deliver measurable value. Our independent advice ensures spend is prioritised effectively, employees are empowered, and organisations benefit from improved culture, performance and resilience.

Tools and analytics

Our data-led tools sit at the heart of our approach:

BWell analytics

Employee wellbeing dashboards to identify hotspots, trends and ROI.

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BWell Financially

Benchmarking the financial wellbeing of your employees.

BWell Financially

Pay gap reporting and consultancy

Going beyond mandatory gender and ethnicity pay gap reporting to uncover and address root issues.

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Mental health strategy

Self-assessment against Government core standards.

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Benefits of a structured approach

A structured employee wellbeing strategy delivers measurable outcomes, including:

Increased engagement and productivity.
Lower sickness absence and presenteeism.
Improved retention and attraction.
Stronger NPS and employee advocacy.
Reduced insurance costs and people-related risks.

"The BWell analysis really helped us understand the needs of our workforce. It gave us a strategy aligned with our goals, improved staff wellbeing, and was supported by approachable, knowledgeable consultants who helped us partner more effectively with providers."
Chloe Arbuckle Health & Safety Risk Advisor, The FA Group