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Pilates, fruit and Amazon's zen booths: why workplace wellbeing efforts can fall short

  • Written by Stephen Bevan, Head of HR Research Development, Institute for Employment Studies, Lancaster University
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Corporate giant Amazon is taking heat over reports of its WorkingWell initiative, a physical and mental health programme intended to improve employee health in the retail giant’s fulfilment centres.

A leaked pamphlet, which Amazon has claimed was created in error and is not being circulated, encourages workers to invest...