Workplace Wellbeing Business Case

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June 6, 2026

The workplace wellbeing business case for your team

A live wellbeing program for 200 reached employees is estimated to return $87,310 to $420,150 in annual value, on a $3,800 program.

The scenario you modeled

Headcount in scope

500 employees

Average loaded salary

$95,000

Session participation

40% of headcount

Baseline voluntary turnover

13% / year

Program

8-Session Curriculum ($3,800)

Sessions per year

8 live, 30 min

Where the value comes from (expected case)

How these numbers are built

Hard-dollar ROI is confined to two levers your finance team already tracks. Absenteeism uses the CDC Foundation figure of $1,685 in lost productivity per employee per year, reduced 3% to 10% among attendees only. Turnover uses the SHRM and Gallup replacement cost of 50% to 200% of salary, held to the 50% floor and applied to a small share of baseline departures. Softer VOI (recovered focus and engagement) is reported separately so it can be discounted to zero without weakening the case. Healthcare-claims savings are deliberately excluded.

Sources: CDC Foundation (2015); SHRM and Gallup on replacement cost; Gallup Q12 Meta-Analysis, 11th ed. (2024); Deloitte UK, Mental Health and Employers (2024); RAND / Health Affairs (2014). A directional planning model, not a guaranteed return. Actual outcomes depend on starting engagement, attendance, and how the program is run.