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What is an Employee Wellness Program?
Employee wellness programs, also referred to as worksite wellness programs or employee well-being programs refer to a collection of initiatives within an organization to promote healthy lifestyles among employees.
A recent survey reveals that over 70% of employees in Botswana suffer from work stress or a chronic health condition. This costs 35% productivity loss to Botswana companies. Employee wellness programs keep your employees healthy and productive, helping you reduce this productivity loss.
Top Employee Wellness Programs in Botswana
Employee wellness programs in Botswana typically focus on 2 key dimensions: Employee mental and physical health. Mental health or Employee assistance programs have been the primary focus area for most companies in Botswana. Lately, corporates in Botswana have started signing up for physical wellness programs as well. Physical health or wellness programs typically include activities such as chronic disease management, nutrition counseling, smoking cessation, etc. Below is a list of some of the top wellness programs run by businesses in Botswana:
Mental Health Counseling
Every second an employee in Botswana is experiencing Chronic Stress. Therapy or counseling improves employee well-being by reducing stress and anxiety, developing more mindfulness, and promoting better sleep. There are multiple mental health or employee assistance (EAP) programs that help companies in Botswana run employee counseling sessions.
Physical Therapy
Over 30% of employees in Botswana experience some form of physical pain such as back pain or neck pain. Companies offer Physical therapy programs where a personal online physio is assigned to the employee. Workers can take physiotherapy sessions using office breaks or at home.
Yoga or Fitness Classes
Many Botswana companies are looking to encourage Yoga or fitness during the workday. As such, fitness classes are a versatile tool that can address physical, mental, and social well-being. Fitness classes do not necessarily need to be limited to physical fitness. Guided meditation sessions are great ways to improve well-being and manage stress.
Chronic disease management
Chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension affect over 25% of all workforce in Botswana. Both diabetes and hypertension are lifestyle disorders and can be cured via positive changes in diet and exercise routine. Given their significant impact on employee productivity and wellbeing, several companies in Botswana have started hypertension and diabetes reversal programs.
Women health (PCOS | Fertility)
Considering women make up nearly half of Botswana’s corporate workforce, it’s important for employers to focus on women’s health issues. Companies today offer several women-centric health programs such as PCOS & fertility treatment.
Telemedicine
With the promise of controlling costs with more online affordable visits, telemedicine has surged over the last decade in Botswana. In its early history, telemedicine was a benefit primarily reserved for larger employers in Botswana. However, with recent cost reductions, telemedicine is now offered by small businesses/ startups in Botswana as well.
Tobacco Cessation
Nearly one out of four employees in Botswana could benefit from a tobacco cessation or de-addiction program. The adverse impact of tobacco use is so strong that employers in Botswana continue to see financial and non-financial reasons to pursue cessation programs.
Weight Management
Weight management programs specifically focus on helping employees achieve a healthy weight. With a primary focus on exercise and nutrition, weight management programs hope to reduce the health risks of employees in Botswana.
Meet MantraCare - Best employee wellness provider in Botswana
MantraCare is comprehensive and affordable, and fits the bill for both large and small businesses. With our 10+ employee wellness programs, MantraCare is the only corporate wellness benefit program you will ever need:
Online Therapy
Therapy improves employee well-being by reducing stress and anxiety, developing more mindfulness, and promoting better sleep
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Physical therapy
Physical therapy programs alleviate common pains such as back pain or neck, with help of online physical therapist.We provide different corporate exercise programs for your employees
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Weight Control
Weight management programs specifically focus on helping employees achieve a healthy weight with a healthy body.
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Yoga
Yoga & Fitness classes are a versatile tool that can address physical, mental, and social well-being. Encourage Yoga during the workday.
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Hypertension
Given their significant impact on employee productivity and wellbeing, several companies have started hypertension programs.
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Diabetes Reversal
Diabetes is a lifestyle disorder that can be cured via positive changes in diet and exercise routine. It affect over 25% of all workforce.
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PCOS
Considering women make up nearly half of corporate workforce, it’s important for employers to focus on women’s health issues.
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Meditation
Fitness classes do not necessarily need to be limited to physical fitness. Guided meditation sessions are great ways to improve well-being.
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Stepathlon
With tracking tools, social media features, educational resources, and gamification elements incentivizing users to stay active.
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Fitness
Keep your employees healthy and productive & reduce healthcare costs and absenteeism with our employees fitness programs.
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MantraCare Employee Wellness Program Benefits
Most of our clients in Botswana achieved a positive ROI on their employee health investment. We helped them make healthier and happier workplaces, leading to improved employee productivity, improved employee morale, lower absenteeism & higher retention.
IT Company, Botswana
FMCG Company, Botswana
Hospitality Company, Botswana
100+ Companies in Botswana Trust MantraCare
“MantraCare employee welfare programs improved the well-being of our employees at the workplace by providing personalized medical support with diet, physical activity, sleep, posture etc. Mantracare has helped in management of health risks in the company.”
Gabriel, Chief HR officer
IT Services Company, Botswana
MantraCare has its presence in major cities in Botswana
- Gaborone
- Francistown
- Molepolole
- Serowe
- Selibe Phikwe
- Maun
- Kanye
- Mahalapye
- Mogoditshane
- Mochudi
- Lobatse
- Palapye
- Ramotswa
- Moshupa
- Tlokweng
- Bobonong
- Thamaga
- Letlhakane
- Tonota
- Mmadinare
Top EAP providers or Corporate Wellness companies in Botswana
Botswana has hundreds of corporate wellness providers. Below is a list of some of the top employee wellness companies in Botswana:
MantraCare
Offers a comprehensive and affordable program with mental health, smoking cessation, diabetes reversal, physio therapy & more. Their plans start at $20 per employee for companies in Botswana.
Bomaid
Established in 2009, the Bomaid Corporate Wellness Program is designed to assist our corporate clients to operate efficiently within the illness-wellness continuum. Known as Well@Work, the program aims to help organisations maintain a healthy workforce, maximise productivity, reduce the rate of absenteeism and cut down on health care related costs. It is a standalone product available to the market at large and corporate members do not have to be with the Bomaid scheme.
Welnessafrica
Wellness Africa provides internationally renowned worksite health & wellness training for leaders, wellness coordinators, wellness champions and human resources
Meribah Corporate Wellness Solutions
They provide optimised corporate wellness solutions that are aimed at improving the Return on Investment as well as reducing the health care cost through prevention of health risks associated with modern work and chronic condition.
Frequently Asked Question's
EAP or Employee Assistance Program is a scheme offered by companies in Botswana to help workers with personal problems, such as personal or work-related issues. EAP programs typically offer employees free access to assessments and counseling.
EAPs in Botswana are focused primarily on mental health and stress issues, which are solved using counseling. Employee wellness programs, however, take a broader approach and address mental health, physical health as well as lifestyle issues.
Several companies in Botswana have a dedicated member in the HR team who looks after employee assessment and support. Following steps are following in designing a wellness program:
- Step 1: Conduct Assessments.
- Step 2: Get Management Support.
- Step 3: Build a Wellness Committee.
- Step 4: Promote Goals and Objectives.
- Step 5: Establish a Budget.
- Step 6: Select Wellness Program Incentives or Rewards. …
- Step 8: Communicate the Wellness Plan.
Based on a poll with different companies in Botswana, large companies (>1000 employees) spend over $200 per employee per month on employee wellness and health benefits. Smaller companies in Botswana, on the other hand, spend around $60 per employee per month.
The wellbeing of your employees ultimately affects your workplace and business performance. Following are some of the costs that a typical large company in Botswana may incur due to wellness and health issues (based on Mercer data):
High Turnover: Employee attrition costs 90%–200% of a departing employee’s salary
High Absenteeism: 78% of employees miss work due to mental health concerns
Lost Productivity: Productivity losses linked to absenteeism & turnover cost ~$2,000 per employee.
Comparing this $2,000 loss with the $200 wellness spend per employee, the ROI seems to be great for employers in Botswana.
