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Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, 17th Edition
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Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, 17th Edition

by Michael Armstrong, Stephen Taylor
January 2026
Intermediate to advanced
776 pages
29h 22m
English
Kogan Page
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60 The principles and practice of employee wellbeing

Chapter objectives

The aim of this chapter is to explain the meaning of employee wellbeing, consider what affects it, and review the steps that can be taken to promote it. The chapter is set out under the following headings:

  1. The nature of employee wellbeing

  2. The basis of wellbeing

  3. The case for wellbeing

  4. Factors affecting wellbeing

  5. Employee wellbeing strategy

The nature of employee wellbeing

Wellbeing is about how people feel and function, and how they evaluate their lives. Employee wellbeing is concerned with what people experience at work in terms of their physical, mental and financial situation, work–life balance, relationships with their line manager and colleagues, and the extent to ...

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