At the HR Technology Conference and Expo in Las Vegas Ceridian and WorkAngel announced that they are partnering to deliver an immersive empoyee engagement and wellness platform. The partnership combines the nimbleness and radical technological innovation of WorkAngel with the employee assistance and engagement expertise and extensive customer base of the Ceridian LifeWorks business.
The singular platform will include:
• Gamified financial rewards and social recognition
• Corporate discounts on brand name products for employees and their families
• Wellness resources for mental, social, physical, and financial health including access to counselors and life coaches
• Corporate social network and intranet capability
Ceridian LifeWorks and WorkAngel executives stated that their goal is to become the global power brand for engagement and wellness. “This agreement signifies the shared vision of WorkAngel and Ceridian to deliver innovation that will empower companies to drive employee engagement and wellness to new levels and reap the associated rewards,” states Jamie True, Founder and CEO of WorkAngel.
WorkAngel is a technology-led, design-driven organization with extensive R&D experience that is singularly focused on reinventing employee engagement. WorkAngel has been innovating the colleague experience for many of the UK’s largest employers while becoming one of the fastest growing HR technology organizations in Europe.
"Ceridian has extensive insight into employee engagement and wellness,” says David Ossip, Chairman and CEO of Ceridian. “By combining WorkAngel’s social recognition technology and employee benefits and rewards program with Ceridian LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program (EAP) wellness expertise, and Dayforce HCM's powerful platform, employers will be able to change company dynamics, improve productivity, enhance engagement, and influence a positive cultural change from one place.”
Ceridian LifeWorks has been recognized as the leader in the EAP field for decades. LifeWorks has built trust with customers and in the marketplace by delivering services that address employee wellness – mental, social, physical and financial
Their vision is that this new solution will add value to employees’ lives to the point where they are interacting with the program weekly, daily, and even several times per day, becoming a “must have” and easy-to-use employee resource.
By offering an integrated engagement experience, organizations will have the opportunity to demonstrate forward-thinking care for employees and modify employee behavior for the better—better health, better wellness, better engagement at work, better productivity, and better retention.
