Wellness

Conquering the Challenges of a Wellness Program

Today’s business environment is challenging and employers need all the help they can get to remain competitive and profitable. Employers are looking for ways to cut costs, and health care costs are often an area to find savings for most businesses. Wellness research is still in the infancy stages, but the growing body of evidence seems to indicate the savings from a wellness program come not only from containing direct medical costs, but an increase in productivity, reduced absenteeism, lower turnover and recruiting cost and improved employee morale. When implementing a health and wellness program many employers face some challenges that are fairly easy to overcome.

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Wellness and Employee Retention

Increasing evidence supports the need for employee wellness programs – lower health care costs, increased productivity, and reduced absenteeism. But what about employee retention rates? Retention rates vary greatly from company to company. The companies with the highest retention rates have one common denominator – happy employees!

The extent to which an employee is happy and comfortable with his or her job is the single best determining factor in high retention rates. Employee turnover is expensive and employers are always looking for ways to keep employees at their organization for longer periods of time, but many overlook the impact of a wellness program on happy and healthy employees.
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Why Wellness?

Wellness programs are getting a lot of attention these days and with good reason! The cost of healthcare has been on the rise for quite some time now and is a major challenge for many businesses today. Thanks to America’s addiction to fast food, smoking and television most businesses are taking a battering to their bottom line and corporate wellness is taking on a greater role. Read More »

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