As the link between employee health and productivity becomes more apparent, more U.S. companies are offering wellness programs. However, few employees participate, so firms are now planning different carrot-and-stick measures to enforce healthy behavour, according to a new study.
While virtue may be its own reward, it may not be enough to motivate employees to be active, quit smoking or lose weight. Study after study has proven that exercise and eating right are key factors in reducing stress and avoiding disease, but what can employers do to encourage employees to do the right thing?
There has been much discussion about Canada’s changing workplace demographics and a looming workforce shortage. Accordingly, Canada’s Aboriginal population—including First Nations, Inuit and Metis—are being looked to as a key solution to Canada’s current and future labour market needs.
Organizations across Canada need to put in place graduated return-to-work strategies to help employees after being treated for depression, according to a report.
Healthy employees can lead to a healthy—and wealthy—organization. At Benefits Canada’s Healthy Outcomes Conference in June, plan sponsors and industry experts came together to focus on connecting their bottom line with wellness and benefits programs.
HR trend reports show that employee engagement remains a top priority for HR professionals. The need to ensure that employees who are at work are really at work (mentally, that is) is an ongoing issue that organizations face as they ponder the costs of lost productivity due to absenteeism and presenteeism.
Canadian employees significantly underestimate their personal health risks, which underscores the need for targeted wellness programs in the workplace, according to a study.
How are employers promoting wellness at their companies? Here are just a few examples.
Independent Health, located in Buffalo, New York, is the first health plan in New York State to introduce money-back rewards for buying fresh fruits and vegetables. The benefit will be available beginning January 1, 2014.
Novus Health is expanding into the United States with the opening of a new client services and business development office in Los Angeles.