Employee welfare. Workplace health. Business value.
Studies have shown that when a chaplain is present in the workplace, companies experience:
- Reduction in risk—issues are handled before they become a costly crisis or legal matter
- Fewer employee situations that require attention
- Fewer employee complaints and less work responding to them
- Reduction in employee and employee/management issues
Prevention
- Reduction in tardiness, absenteeism, and turnover
- Increase in production
- Less cost related to recruiting, replacing, and training new employees
- Improved competitive market position
- Greater commitment at times when performance and production would suffer
Productivity
- We foster connection, cohesion, and trust among employees and between management and staff
- Greater appreciation of management and loyalty
- A more favorable relationship with employees
- Less workplace politics and fewer cliques
- Less cynicism and greater trust
Loyalty
- Less HR staff stress and burnout
- We are present and active in moments of personal and corporate crisis
- A tangible benefit that can be used as a recruiting tool.