World Wellbeing Week 2025: Employee Engagement Ideas For Your Team

World Wellbeing Week 2025 is a powerful moment for employers to pause, reflect, and act. This is your opportunity to show your teams that their wellbeing is genuinely valued, and a top priority at your organisation. We believe that meaningful action speaks louder than policy documents. That’s why this week is the perfect time to make your support visible, tangible, and felt, whether it’s through daily wellness touchpoints, wellbeing gifts with impact, or simply opening up more human conversations.

In this blog, we’ll explore the top workplace wellbeing themes for 2025, highlight why they matter, and give you practical ideas to help your team feel supported and seen, not just this week, but every week!

What is World Wellbeing Week?

World Wellbeing Week is a global initiative to promote and raise awareness of the importance of wellbeing. This annual event focuses on the importance of physical, mental, and emotional health and social and economic influences. World Wellbeing Week is held in the last week of June, from 24th to 30th June 2025.

World Wellbeing Week is an excellent opportunity to take stock of your own wellbeing and for organisations to demonstrate their commitment to employee wellbeing. You can use this event to provide resources and support to help their staff with their mental health, wellness and lead happier and healthier lives.

How to Celebrate World Wellbeing Week at Work

World Wellbeing Week is the perfect opportunity for businesses to pause and ask: How are we supporting our people – not just as employees, but as humans? It’s about creating a culture that goes beyond perks and policies, and actually helps people feel healthier, happier, and more connected in their work lives. Here are some key wellbeing themes to focus on this year, with simple ways to bring them to life in your workplace:

• Team wellbeing through community and giving
  This week is a great chance to give back. Organise a team volunteering day, support a cause your employees care about, or choose gifts that align with your CSR goals. It’s a great way to strengthen your culture and show your values in action.

• Everyday habits that support physical health
  Encourage small, daily actions that help your team feel better physically. This could be a walking meeting, a stretch break between calls, or offering healthy snacks in the office. For remote teams, think about sending out wellbeing boxes or hosting a virtual yoga session.

• Emotional wellbeing at work
  Make space for open conversations about stress and mental health. This could be as simple as a regular team check-in, promoting access to mental health resources, or encouraging people to take proper breaks. Creating a culture where it’s okay not to be okay is powerful.

• Real connection in hybrid teams
  In a mix of remote and in-person working, meaningful connection doesn’t always happen naturally. Use this week to bring people together. That could be with a coffee catch-up, a team wellbeing challenge, or even sending a personalised thank-you gift to show appreciation.

• Building confidence with financial wellbeing
  Money worries can be one of the biggest stressors for your employees. Share resources on budgeting or offer access to financial wellbeing tools. You might even want to consider hosting a lunchtime session with a financial coach to support your team in feeling more secure and informed.

• Finding meaning in the work we do
  Help employees reconnect with the purpose behind their roles. Highlight the impact of their work, celebrate milestones, and share stories from across the business. When people feel their work matters, engagement and wellbeing go hand-in-hand.

Who Is World Wellbeing Week For?

World Wellbeing Week is a valuable opportunity for HR leaders, people managers, and internal comms teams to connect wellbeing with company culture in a genuine, impactful way. Here’s how the week resonates with key workplace audiences:

• Employees Across the Business
  Whether they’re working from home, on-site or in hybrid roles, your people are at the heart of this week. It’s a great moment to bring the whole team together, through wellbeing challenges, surprise gift moments, or simply encouraging people to take time out for themselves. Thoughtful, inclusive gestures go a long way.
  
• HR and Leadership Teams
  This is your chance to show that wellbeing isn’t a tick-box, it’s a strategic priority. Use the week to spotlight your existing wellbeing efforts, introduce new initiatives, or even launch something as simple as a gratitude wall or wellbeing box delivery. The key is visibility and authenticity.
  
• New Starters and Future Talent
  A strong wellbeing culture is a huge factor in retention and recruitment. Getting involved in Wellbeing Week sends a clear signal to your people (and future hires) that your organisation doesn’t just talk the talk – it actively supports staff across the full employee journey, from onboarding to recognition and beyond.
  
• Culture Champions and Managers
  Your team leads and culture advocates can play a big role this week – by encouraging participation, leading by example, and creating moments of connection within their teams. Give them the tools or ideas to help embed wellbeing in the day-to-day.

The Importance of Wellbeing in the Workplace

It’s no secret that workplace stress, burnout, and absence are costing UK businesses more than ever! The average employee is now taking 7.8 days off per year – a sharp rise from pre-pandemic levels. For many organisations, this lost time means reduced productivity, strained teams, and increased costs. Mental illness continues to top the list of both short and long-term absence causes, while stress-related absence affects over three-quarters of organisations.

And while over half of employers now have a dedicated wellbeing strategy, challenges remain. Line managers are often unprepared, with many lacking the training or confidence to support employee health. Meanwhile, employees themselves are hesitant to raise health concerns, particularly around mental health, despite growing internal initiatives like EAPs and wellbeing champions.

So what does this mean for you as an employer? Quite simply, prioritising wellbeing is a business-critical strategy. When organisations focus on wellbeing:

• Absenteeism decreases
• Morale and engagement improve
• Workplaces become more inclusive, resilient and high-performing
• Employees are more likely to stay, contribute, and thrive

World Wellbeing Week 2025 offers a meaningful opportunity to refocus your efforts, celebrate your existing wellbeing culture, and introduce new, visible actions that show employees they’re valued – not just as workers, but as people. Whether it’s delivering thoughtful wellbeing boxes, running team workshops, offering mental health check-ins, or spotlighting your internal support systems, it’s the perfect moment to reconnect your people with your purpose.

Hosting Wellbeing Activities for Your Team – Our 5-Day Challenge

To help you make World Wellbeing Week 2025 both practical and impactful, we’ve created a 5-Day Workplace Wellbeing Challenge that’s easy to implement and flexible for hybrid teams. Each day focuses on a different theme – like mindfulness, movement, or connection – and offers simple activities that anyone can take part in, whether they’re in the office or working remotely.

This challenge is designed to:

• Help teams recharge and reset during the workday
• Promote healthier habits without disrupting productivity
• Spark meaningful conversations about wellbeing
• Boost morale, engagement, and a sense of community

You can run the challenge as a standalone campaign or combine it with WellBox gifting to make the experience even more tangible and memorable. However you deliver it, it’s a brilliant way to turn good intentions into real impact.

5-Day Workplace Wellbeing Challenge

For World Wellbeing Week 2025

Help your team recharge, reconnect, and reset – one day at a time.

Day 1 – Mindful Monday: Start with Intention

Theme: Mindfulness & Mental Clarity
Goal: Help employees slow down and clear mental clutter to begin the week with focus.

Suggested Activities:

• Kick off the day with a short guided meditation or breathing session (in-person or via video link).
• Share a journaling prompt: “What’s one thing I can let go of this week to feel lighter?”
• Encourage a 10-minute screen-free break during the morning or afternoon.
• Provide a WellBox mini mindfulness kit (e.g., calming tea, stress ball, notebook).

Day 2 – Tasty Tuesday: Nourish to Flourish

Theme: Food, Hydration & Energy
Goal: Fuel bodies and minds with simple, healthy choices.

Suggested Activities:

• Host a healthy team lunch or smoothie bar (virtual cooking session if remote).
• Run a hydration challenge, can everyone hit 6-8 glasses of water?
• Share a recipe from a colleague and build a team wellbeing recipe board.
• Include a WellBox gift with nutritious snacks or a DIY herbal tea set.

Day 3 – Walk-It-Out Wednesday: Move Your Body

Theme: Movement & Physical Vitality
Goal: Boost energy and reduce stress through gentle movement.

Suggested Activities:

• Organise a team step challenge – most steps by Friday wins a wellbeing prize.
• Share a lunchtime desk-stretch video or short workout challenge.
• Host a “walking meeting” or encourage people to take a call while walking.
• Include movement-friendly items in a WellBox (e.g., resistance band, water bottle).

Day 4 – Thoughtful Thursday: Connect & Appreciate

Theme: Relationships & Recognition
Goal: Strengthen team bonds and celebrate each other.

Suggested Activities:

• Run a “Wellbeing Shout-Out” wall, colleagues leave anonymous notes of appreciation.
• Schedule 1:1 “coffee catch-ups” between colleagues who don’t normally connect.
• Share a gratitude prompt or invite team members to thank someone who made their week better.
• Gift personalised WellBox gifts to team members with thank-you notes inside.

Day 5 – Feel-Good Friday: Play, Reflect, Recharge

Theme: Joy, Reflection & Celebration
Goal: End the week with a boost of positivity and team spirit.

Suggested Activities:

Celebrate participation with a small surprise gift or e-card from leadership.
Host a virtual or in-person wellbeing quiz or team challenge.
Share a reflection form: “What wellbeing habit do I want to keep?”
Offer an early finish or “quiet hour” for personal wellbeing time.

Send Your Team and Clients Wellbeing Gifts

One great way to celebrate World Wellbeing Week with your team or clients is to send them wellness gifts. In our busy lives, it can be easy to forget to take care of ourselves amidst all the hustle and bustle of work and personal life.

We have a range of wellness gifts designed to promote relaxation and help individuals recharge. Each gift includes a charitable donation to the Mind mental health charity, so you can also contribute to a good cause while spreading wellness. Our mindfulness and wellness gift boxes can be personalised with bespoke or branded products, making them unique and thoughtful gifts for staff, team members, and employees.

This kind go gesture can go a long way in promoting wellbeing within your workplace or client relationships. So, consider sending a wellness gift to your team or clients this World Wellbeing Week. It’s a small yet meaningful gesture that can make a big difference in promoting mental and emotional health.

Time To Make Wellbeing a Priority

World Wellbeing Week 2025 is an excellent opportunity to review the wellbeing of your team and create initiatives to improve their overall health. However, employee wellbeing should be a focus for more than one week out of the year. It’s essential to prioritise employee wellbeing throughout the year and make it a part of the company’s culture. Creating a supportive environment prioritising mental, physical, and emotional health can lead to happier, more productive employees.

Take advantage of World Wellbeing Week 2025 to start a conversation with your team about their own wellbeing, set goals, and create initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance. Remember, a happy and healthy team leads to a happy and healthy workplace.

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