Workplace Health Promotion Programs have reported returns between $2.30 and $10.10 in the areas of decreased absenteeism, fewer sick days, decreased WSIB claims, lowered health and insurance costs, and improvements to employee performance and productivity.
Fighting Recession Depression
Mental Illness Awareness
For every dollar spent on medical costs and pharmaceuticals, there is $2.30 of health-related productivity losses due to absenteeism and presenteeism according to a recent US study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicines...
Wellness Programming For Small To Large Companies
What Is The Cost Of Obesity To Your Organization? - http://www.cdc.gov/leanworks/index.html In 2000, the total cost (direct and indirect) attributable to obesity in the US was estimated to be $117 billion, and between 1987 and 2001, diseases associated with obesity accounted for 27% of the increases in medical costs....
Workplace Wellness: Retirement Issues
Retirement Is A Different Picture
Retirement is becoming a hot issue as more and more baby boomers come face-to-face with their 65th birthday.
A fireman in Winnipeg is fighting the mandatory retirement policy saying that he... Telework Rising
The number of teleworkers who work remotely at least one day a month has risen significantly according to several surveys. World At Work found that the rate increased by 39% from 2006 to 2008.
Telework Trendlines 2009 found that the rate...