What is a corporate wellbeing programme?

An employer-funded service combining mental, physical, financial and social health support for staff. MEM Academy pairs coach-led corporate fitness sessions with a self-serve wellbeing curriculum and ESG/SROI reporting so the spend is provable at year-end.

How much does it cost?

Programmes start at a fixed per-seat monthly fee. A 100-person pilot typically lands between £6 and £14 per seat per month depending on coach hours, on-site cadence and reporting depth.

How quickly can we launch?

Two to four weeks from contract — Week 1 diagnostic, Week 2 design, Week 3 launch comms, Week 4 first sessions delivered. First board report at end of Q1.

What ESG evidence do we get back?

A quarterly board-ready report with workforce KPIs (absence, wellbeing score, participation) plus a verified SROI figure showing social value per £1 spent — suitable for the Social-S section of your annual report.

UK Calculator · 2026 Benchmarks

Workplace wellbeing ROI calculator

Model the financial return of a workplace wellbeing programme using conservative Deloitte, HSE and CIPD benchmarks. Adjust any input — the numbers update live.

Your workforce

Headcount (FTE)

Average salary (£)

Sick days per employee / year

Annual attrition rate (%)

Programme cost per employee / year (£)

Estimated annual return

£14.77return per £1 spent

Absence saving: £168,409
Presenteeism saving: £421,023
Attrition saving: £119,700
Total annual benefit: £709,132
Programme cost: -£48,000
Net benefit: £661,132
Net ROI: 1377%

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Assumptions used

Loaded day rate = (salary × 1.25) ÷ 220 working days — covers employer NI and pension.
Absence reduction = 20% (Deloitte 2024 mid-range for proactive programmes).
Presenteeism cost = 2.5× absence cost (HSE long-run estimate).
Attrition replacement cost = 30% of annual salary (Oxford Economics).
Wellbeing programme reduces regrettable attrition by 15%.
All figures pre-tax, year-one. Returns compound from year two.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average ROI on workplace wellbeing?

Deloitte's 2024 UK Mental Health Report puts the average return at £4.70 for every £1 spent on workplace mental health, ranging from £4 for early-stage prevention to £8+ for organisational culture work. Physical and financial wellbeing show comparable returns.

How is workplace wellbeing ROI calculated?

ROI = (financial benefit – programme cost) ÷ programme cost. Benefits sum three buckets: reduced absence (sick days × loaded day rate), reduced presenteeism (HSE estimates 2–3× the cost of absence), and reduced attrition (replacement cost is typically 20–50% of annual salary).

What benchmarks does this calculator use?

Deloitte 2024 (UK mental health ROI), HSE annual stress and MSD statistics, CIPD absence-management survey averages, and Oxford Economics replacement-cost research. Numbers are conservative defaults — you can adjust any input.