A corporate wellness program can consist of many health activities and incentives designed around the size and requirements of the company. As an example gym management and effective health seminars inform and aid employees to handle their current work situations in a healthy manner thus avoiding the “office cold” sickness. The Virgin brands in Sydney have included regular office massages and personal training sessions into their wellness program. David Baxby, Chief Executive officer of Virgin Management says “We see immediate payback from these programs in increased productivity and morale of our employees. The response from our employees is so positive!”
Staff at Medtronic Australasia look forward to their lunchtime fitness sessions which varies to include boxing, stretches, circuits and team building games. The Health & Wellness Coordinator advocates it has “lead to fewer injuries and quicker recovery”.
With obesity levels expanding over recent years, today 62 per cent of Australian men and 45 per cent of women are overweight or obese (2). With these figures comes the medical cost associated with this serious health risk along with $1.5 billion annually in direct obesity health costs. Indirect health costs such as work absenteeism and loss of production are not included in this figure; Studies show obese employees are twice as likely to have a high- level of absenteeism as non-obese employees.(3) Medical reasons are only one of the many reasons why more and more companies have made the decision to implement corporate wellness programs.
New employees cost money to recruit, the current workload is interrupted and countless hours go into training a new staff member. In one report it costs $150,000 -$200,000 to replace a lawyer and $30,000 to replace a bank teller.(4) Many companies are setting up gyms and supplying staff personal training sessions as bonuses. Companies who have a workplace wellness program send a clear message to prospective employees that they care about their team’s overall wellbeing. In many cases this helps seal the deal for the prospective employee choosing between two organisations. For more infomation go to http://www.corporatewellness.com.au
A corporate wellness program can consist of many health activities and incentives designed around the size and requirements of the company. As an example gym management and effective health seminars inform and aid employees to handle their current work situations in a healthy manner thus avoiding the “office cold” sickness. The Virgin brands in Sydney have included regular office massages and personal training sessions into their wellness program. David Baxby, Chief Executive officer of Virgin Management says “We see immediate payback from these programs in increased productivity and morale of our employees. The response from our employees is so positive!”
Staff at Medtronic Australasia look forward to their lunchtime fitness sessions which varies to include boxing, stretches, circuits and team building games. The Health & Wellness Coordinator advocates it has “lead to fewer injuries and quicker recovery”.
With obesity levels expanding over recent years, today 62 per cent of Australian men and 45 per cent of women are overweight or obese (2). With these figures comes the medical cost associated with this serious health risk along with $1.5 billion annually in direct obesity health costs. Indirect health costs such as work absenteeism and loss of production are not included in this figure; Studies show obese employees are twice as likely to have a high- level of absenteeism as non-obese employees.(3) Medical reasons are only one of the many reasons why more and more companies have made the decision to implement corporate wellness programs.
New employees cost money to recruit, the current workload is interrupted and countless hours go into training a new staff member. In one report it costs $150,000 -$200,000 to replace a lawyer and $30,000 to replace a bank teller.(4) Many companies are setting up gyms and supplying staff personal training sessions as bonuses. Companies who have a workplace wellness program send a clear message to prospective employees that they care about their team’s overall wellbeing. In many cases this helps seal the deal for the prospective employee choosing between two organisations. For more infomation go to http://www.corporatewellness.com.au