Does worker wellbeing affect workplace performance?

This report provides a review of the information on employee wellbeing and its impact on workplace performance. It looks at: - how wellbeing in the workplace is measured and defined - what employee and job characteristics influence wellbeing in the workplace - what employer practices have the greatest positive impact on workplace wellbeing - the evidence linking employee wellbeing and business performance. A final chapter presents new findings on the relationship between wellbeing and performance from the 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Survey.