Engaging your company’s staff into recognizing that they play an integral role in their own health and well-being may start at home and continue in the company cafeteria (in so far as food choices are concerned).
Offering employee health and fitness programs can result in all kinds of workplace benefits, including enhanced productivity, higher morale, lower healthcare costs and reduced absenteeism. For the employer, these benefits can also translate into financial savings.
Ceridian Canada has launched a new wellness tool designed to help employers target and measure employee health improvements.
This month marks the fourth annual National Employee Wellness Month, an initiative that was created to build awareness around workplace wellness and help business leaders learn about successful wellness strategies. It also provides a good opportunity to reflect on the progress of the employee wellness movement that has played out over the last number of years.
Statistics show a rampant rise in obesity and health-related diseases in our culture, yet our largely inactive lifestyles seem to be proof that we’ve not yet motivated ourselves to take action to avoid the onset of health-related calamities—and their associated losses.
Workplace wellness may be a popular topic in the benefits space, but there is a lack of research clearly assessing the return on investment (ROI) of wellness programs. That was the message Dr. Michael Rouse, director of the health sector M.B.A. with the Richard Ivey School of Business, gave at a Sun Life Financial Wellness Institute breakfast yesterday in Toronto.
It looks like the majority of Canadian employers recognize the importance of wellness in the workplace, and are implementing programs to improve the health and well-being of their employees, according to research by the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans (IFEBP).
Mental health is a growing concern for Canadian employers. According to research by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, mental health conditions account for approximately 30% of all disability claims and 70% of the associated plan costs.
Organizational Health Inc. (OHI)—a health management company specializing in employee and family assistance programs, substance management programs and wellness services—has launched three new mental health programs for Canadian employers: “Mental Health First Aid,” “Beating the Blues” and “Complex Issues. Clear Solutions.”
Homewood Human Solutions is turning its focus to social media as a way to encourage wellness among Canadians.