Company wellness programs

1. Mary Fiske Keegan Miller Andrea Rhodes Beth Samonski Eric Striegel Company wellness programs

2. Warm-Up • Wellness at Work

3. Wellness Programs Programs implemented by a firm in an attempt to address specific issues affecting their workforce

4. Branches of Wellness • Occupational Wellness • Nutrition • Physical Fitness & Weight Management

5. Wellness Programs • Reducing stress • Reduce absenteeism • Limiting health care costs imposed on employers • Corporate estimates range from $150 - $300 billion annually • Giving back to employees • Creating a happy, healthy, and productive workforce

6. Occupational Wellness • Occupational wellness is one’s attitude about work and career. • Involves preparing for and participating in work which provides personal satisfaction and life enrichment. • Some examples are work life balance, rotational programs, and community involvement.

7. Work Life Balance • The dilemma of trying to balance conflicting work demands and family responsibilities. • Some examples are flextime, childcare, and adoption assistance. • Employee benefits include increased job satisfaction, lower stress, and more family time. Employees’ rate work life balance the third most important aspect of job satisfaction. • Employer benefits include retention, recruitment, productivity, and commitment. These benefits lead to an increase in revenue and profits.

8. Flex Time Benefits to employer Benefits to Employee Costs to Employer • Difficulty scheduling meetings • Some might try to take advantage of the system Increased employee satisfaction Higher retention Increased productivity Allows for work-life balance Reduction in commute time Able to handle family commitments

9. On-Site Child Care Benefits to the Employer Benefits to the Employee Costs to the Employer • Potential liability • Varies depending on contribution Employee retention Able to balance family life Increased productivity

10. Adoption Assistance Employer Benefit Employee Benefit Employer Cost • Varies, but minimal Positive company image Satisfaction Tax deductible up to $11,650 in 2008

11. Rotational Programs • Various assignments • Employee benefits • Opportunity to explore alternative career paths • Prevention of a disinterest in work • Increased adaptability • A larger network of colleagues • Employer benefits • Cross-trained employees • Ten years of experience in two years • Creating a pipeline of talent • Increased product quality due to a more knowledgeable workforce

12. General Electric’s Rotational Program • Leadership programs in communications, engineering, operations, finance, and human resources • Creates a pipeline of leadership • Example: Human Leadership Program • three eight month assignments • opportunities to work with senior leaders • cross-business projects • four global seminars. • Number one in the 2006 Best Companies for Leaders

13. Community Involvement • Employee benefits • Enhanced career development • Opportunity to donate time and money to the community • Mentoring opportunities • Gaining leadership experience • Expanding your network. • Employer benefits • Giving back to the community • A positive reputation • An increase in sales and business

14. Nutrition: Statistics • Obese workers filed twice the number of worker’s compensation claims • Seven times higher medical costs from those claims • Lost 13 times more days of work from work injury or work illness than non obese workers • Total cost of obesity to US companies per year: $13B

15. Obesity has heavy costs • Workers with BMI (Body Mass Index) greater than 40 had 11.65 claims per 100 workers compared with 5.8 claims per 100 worker • Average lost days of work: 186.63 per 100 employees compared with 14.19 per 100 employees within the recommended range

16. BMI = (weight in pounds * 703 ) ———————————— height in inches²

17. Average medical claims costs per 100 employees were $51,019 compared to $7,503 for the non-obese. Eric Striegel

18. Nutrition • Providing information to employees the benefits of a healthy diet and weight management • Cafeteria food- Calorie Information • Calorie Counts Online • Meet with a professional to plan a diet

19. Examples • Motorola and Microsoft: meet with a dietician to plan a healthy diet and change eating habits • Support Groups with other employers • Calorie information on the cafeteria website • Offer healthier nutrition options in the cafeteria and vending machines

20. Physical Fitness and Weight Management

21. Types of Physical Wellness Programs • Fitness Centers • Group Fitness Classes • Trainers • Intramurals • National Employee Health and Fitness Day • Every 3rd Wednesday in May • Healthiest Workplace Challenge • The Biggest Loser • January 27-29th 2009

22. Benefits to Employee • Happier employees • Develop relationships with co-workers • Increased health • Preventable illnesses • Reduce obesity • Reduce Type II Diabetes

23. Benefits to Employer • More Productive Employees • Less absenteeism and turnover • Reduced health care costs • “Preventable illness makes up approximately 80% of the burden of illnesses and 90% of all health care costs.”

25. Cool Down • More to wellness than just physical fitness • Benefits to employees and employers • More employers are implementing wellness programs each year