A better future is possible when organizations focus on well-being

82%

Employees who are at risk of burnout this year1

68%

Leaders who are overwhelmed and reevaluating their priorities2

25%

Organizations that are prioritizing employee health and well-being investments3

What is your workplace well-being score?

With the Element X well-being assessment, you can:
  • Assess individual well-being
    Measure elements of individual well-being — from physical and mental health to stress management, friendships and access to green spaces.
  • Identify levers of workplace well-being
    Uncover what you can do to enable employees to thrive at work — through traditional measures, such as work-life balance and burnout, but also through metrics that have become increasingly important in our current lifestyles and working practices, such as flexible working, feeling valued and digital productivity.
  • Measure well-being risk and derailers
    Get clear, meaningful results through the overall well-being score, and identify early warning signals and personal and workplace derailers. Translate results into action through priority recommendations for mindset, productivity, lifestyle and workplace changes. 
  • Suitable for all organizational levels
    The fun and interactive user experience takes just 15-20 minutes to complete and is available in multiple languages, including English, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese and Spanish.
  • Optional inputs that can be included
    Additional information can be sourced from wearable devices (measuring sleep, activity, recovery, strain, blood oxygen, skin temperature, etc.) as well as organizational data (such as absenteeism, sickness, performance, medical claims, etc.).
46% of employees would give up a pay increase for additional well-being benefits
Mercer Global Talent Trends Study

The nine elements of well-being

Our research-based framework identifies nine elements and 36 sub-factors to provide a holistic view of well-being :

  1. Physical Well-being (including diet, activity, health monitoring and posture)
  2. Environmental Well-being (including surroundings, outdoors, air quality and appreciation)
  3. Financial Well-being (including earnings, commitments, budgeting and future)
  4. Social Well-being (including family, friends, best friend and authenticity)
  5. Mental Well-being (including awareness, optimism, self-worth and resilience)
  6. Emotional Well-being (including self-awareness, awareness, reliability and action)
  7. Intellectual Well-being (including challenge, reflection, learning and achievement)
  8. Work Well-being (including meaning, best self, passion and work-life integration)
  9. Digital Well-being (including digital productivity, enablement, data privacy and digital balance)

Powerful insights to drive meaningful improvement in workers' well-being

Employee well-being influences productivity, safety, business continuity, employer brand, organizational performance and benefit costs. How do you know if well-being is maximized at your organization, or whether it  is a visible part of your current employee value proposition? Taking a baseline measure is important to:

  • Establish a clear benchmark as a starting point
  • Set realistic goals based on where you are today
  • Pinpoint areas of concern to focus investments and attention
  • Identify early warning signs to prevent further escalation
  • Track progress through quarterly or annual monitoring
  • Quantify improvements from specific well-being programs and/or benefit initiatives

Element X individual report

In addition to the overall well-being index, the Element X individual report includes drill-down scores and personalized recommendations for each of the nine elements and sub-factors, as well as early warning signs of burnout and exhaustion.

Element X group insights

The Element X group report provides a view across a team, business unit or function to pinpoint organizational well-being priorities. Interactive dashboards are also available to put insights into the hands of leaders and inform decision making.

Shine a light on your organization’s well-being

Employee well-being influences productivity, safety, business continuity, employer brand, organizational performance and benefit costs. How do you know if well-being is maximized at your organization, or whether it  is a visible part of your current employee value proposition? Taking a baseline measure is important to:

  • Establish a clear benchmark as a starting point
  • Set realistic goals based on where you are today
  • Pinpoint areas of concern to focus investments and attention
  • Identify early warning signs to prevent further escalation
  • Track progress through quarterly or annual monitoring
  • Quantify improvements from specific well-being programs and/or benefit initiatives

Get targeted support to make measurable progress

We help clients: 

  • Craft an EVP that reflects their well-being philosophy and commitment to worker health
  • Redesign work for well-being outcomes using AI-powered work design tools
  • Tackle cultural determinants of well-being
  • Advise on benefit strategies and scorecard metrics that are proven to have a measurable impact on workforce resilience

Let’s get connected

Let us know how we can help on your well-being journey.

1 Mercer. Global Talent Trends 2024–2025, February 13, 2025

2 Mercer Talent Enterprise. “Stress, Workload, and Burnout Have ‘Significantly Increased’ in the Past 12 Months: GCC Employees,” June 25, 2022

3 Mercer. Global Talent Trends 2024–2025, February 13, 2025