NATIONAL – A recent report from the Conference Board of Canada (CBOC) has provided recommendations and resources for employers who want to initiate well-being programs for workers, based on analyses of four companies with successful mental-health initiatives. Published online on June 2, Mental Health and Well-Being in the Workplace: What Works and Why It Makes Business Sense is based on discussions, literature reviews and roundtable events with academics, consultants and employers, and it also contains profiles of the well-being programs of Barclays, RBS, Unilever and Bupa U.K., according to a press release that CBOC sent out on July 28. “Employers around the globe are focused on the well-being of their employees and many have started well-being programs,” the release stated. “The returns on a well-being program with impact can be outsized.” The 29-page report is available from the CBOC website for $220.