In a time when healthcare costs are exponentially increasing, benefits departments are realizing that, in addition to saving money, employee wellness programs are compensation , essentially. At the same time, employee wellness programs are a recruiting and retention tool, helping to reduce stress and increase the quality of life for valued employees.
Here are some other employee wellness program tips from Tom Weede, author of The Entrepreneur Diet: The On-the-Go Plan for Fitness, Weight Loss, and Healthy Living:
- Employees need to know that employee wellness program participation is part of their responsibility to be healthy and productive. In other words, it's paid time, and it shouldn't make them feel guilty as long as it's performed according to your employee wellness program guidelines.
- Promote your employee wellness plan with your company meetings, newsletters and email.
- Remove tempting fatty snacks from the office and replace them with healthy alternatives.
- Establish a health benefit that employee wellness program participants can spend on fitness-related expenses.
- Set up a walking wellness map, institute stress breaks and invite a local massage therapist to come to the office and vend his or her services to employees.
Make walking wellness a part of your company's plan to encourage fitness and cut healthcare costs - and start by contacting Employee Wellness USA for healthcare management tools that fit you.
