Triple dividend: How workplace volunteering can make us happier, healthier and more productive

Employers are struggling to find solutions to boost both their employees’ wellbeing and their productivity, as the UK economy fights to pull itself out of the doldrums. Workplace volunteering -  where employers use policies and processes to support their employees to participate in volunteering during work time -  offers a potential triple dividend that could help to tackle this challenge.

The number of lost working days due to sickness absence has risen dramatically since the pandemic and this has significant costs for employers of around £24 billion in 2022.

Workplace volunteering can help employee wellbeing; support higher productivity for employers; and help charities to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing society.

Read the full report from registered charity, Pro Bono Economics (PBE)

PBE, we use economic analysis and the unique insight provided by our connection to the social sector to help charities, funders, firms and policymakers to collectively tackle the causes and consequences of low personal wellbeing in the UK. We do this in order to end low personal wellbeing in the United Kingdom.Experts and economists at PBE work on a wide range of issues related to low wellbeing, including mental health, education, employment, financial security, poverty, disability, inequality, volunteering and civil society.