Survey Reveals Executives' Lunch Breaks Disappearing More executives believe that the traditional lunch hour is slowly becoming a thing of the past. Many say their average lunch break is 35 minutes, seven minutes less than what they reported five years ago, according to a recent poll. The survey from Office Team also found that some executives … [Read more...] about Workplace Wellness: Lunch and Breaks Disappearing
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Workplace Wellness: Incentives To Improve Health
The Integrated Benefits Institute studied health-related incentives and disincentives offered by 500 employers. Nearly 75% of respondents offer at least one incentive aimed at promoting health and wellness. 75% of employers, however, said the main goal for incentives and disincentives is to encourage participation, while about two-thirds said … [Read more...] about Workplace Wellness: Incentives To Improve Health
Workplace Wellness: Implementing Telecommuting
Five Mistakes Companies Make In Implementing Telecommuting Programs Telecommuting expert, Brandon Dempsey VP of Suite Commute, says it's important for companies to understand that although they can likely implement a telecommuting program with their current infrastructure, sound policies and procedures are critical to any program's … [Read more...] about Workplace Wellness: Implementing Telecommuting
Workplace Wellness: Going Green
Employees Are Wary Of Employer Efforts To Go Green Despite widespread publicity about the greening of corporate America, barely half (50.8%) of American workers say their company has a significant initiative such as carpooling and recycling. The Marlin Company's 14th Annual American Workplace 2008 Poll surveyed U.S. workers about why they think … [Read more...] about Workplace Wellness: Going Green
Workplace Wellness: Commuter Benefits Can Be Adding To Your Green Program
The stress of getting to and from work is playing on our employees mind. Increased gas prices along with the stress of commuting and finding balance are making commuter benefits highly attractive. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, more than half of employers offer commuter benefits of some kind. The most common … [Read more...] about Workplace Wellness: Commuter Benefits Can Be Adding To Your Green Program
Workplace Wellness: Nutrition
Add Value Through Grocery Store Education What is Healthy Eating is in Store for You? Healthy Eating is in Store for You™ is a collaborative national health promotion project, funded by Health Canada's National Diabetes Strategy. The purpose of the project is to promote healthy food choices through in-store and community education on how to … [Read more...] about Workplace Wellness: Nutrition
Workplace Wellness: Healthy Lifestyles And Differing Views Of Employees And Employers
While most employees (88%) say that they engage in healthy behaviours, they don't necessarily take specific actions toward living a healthy lifestyle finds a recent Hewitt Study of almost 30000 employees. 74% of employees agree that their employer has a role in helping them understand how to use their health plan, but only 12% agree or strongly … [Read more...] about Workplace Wellness: Healthy Lifestyles And Differing Views Of Employees And Employers
Workplace Wellness: Program Evaluation Simplified
Our Employee Wellness Survey results show that only a third of respondents were evaluating their stress and wellness programs. There are several important reasons why you should evaluate your worksite wellness program though our research shows that many companies are missing this key step. Why Evaluate? To obtain feedback so that you can … [Read more...] about Workplace Wellness: Program Evaluation Simplified