Each year, carers contribute an estimated $60 billion of unpaid labour to the Australian economy. Around 1.4 million Australians -12% of employed people - provide unpaid care while also working. That means roughly one in eight Australian workers is balancing the demands of a job with caring for someone else.

These employees aren't a niche group. They may be parents caring for a child with disability, adults supporting ageing parents, partners caring for someone with illness, or people helping family members manage physical or mental health challenges. Caring can involve everything from appointments and transport to emotional support, household tasks and managing healthcare.

Taking care of your employees' wellbeing is incredibly important and every organisation should make wellbeing a core element of their People and Culture strategy. Helping your teams to take care of their mental health is a great step towards enhancing their overall wellbeing, and reducing absenteeism at the same time.

Broader and more relevant wellbeing encompasses an individual’s primary health dimensions — physical, mental, and financial. Nurturing these dimensions can help your team members live longer, happier lives as well as be more productive at work.

Flexible work hours have significant health and wellbeing results. This is because they contribute to a healthy work-life balance, which makes employees happier, less stressed, and less susceptible to burnout. They're also easier to implement than ever, due to the rise of remote working.

Only a decade ago a subsidized gym membership and a fruit basket in the were the health initiatives in workplaces. Today we look at health and wellbeing as a strategic employee engagement and experience approach, with four pillars; mental, physical, financial, and social health.

Taking care of your employees' wellbeing is incredibly important and every organisation should make wellbeing a core element of their HR strategy. Helping your teams to take care of their mental health is a great step towards enhancing their overall wellbeing, and reducing absenteeism at the same time.

Employee Wellbeing from a candidate perspective; interview with Nikki Beaumont, CEO and Founder of Beaumont People.

Nikola Prestia from HR Legal spoke to WRK+ to help our audience understand the legal obligations employers owe to their employees when it comes to employee wellbeing.

Brett Knowles, Executive Consultant / Learning & Development, spoke with WRK+ about Talent Development from a candidate perspective.