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Department of Education, Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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• Research Article   
  Employee Wellness Programmes and Productivity in the Workplace: The Case of the Gauteng Department of Education
  Author(s): Chrisen Mhangwani* and Kholiswa Malindini
  
  Introduction: Employee absenteeism is identified as one of the reasons for the rising health costs for employers. Consequently, employers have acted proactively by sponsoring employee wellness programmes to curb the costs. Theoretically, health promotion programmes tend to reduce ill-health absenteeism, stimulate positivity, and enhance productivity. Aim of the study: This paper sought to examine the perceptions of the Gauteng Department of Education employees towards the health promotion programme in averting ill-health absenteeism behaviour. Materials and methods: The paper adopted a qualitative approach and qualitative survey questionnaire as a data collection technique. A purposive sampling technique was utilised to draw a sample of forty employees from the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) Head off.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2315-7844.23.11.428

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