Here are some specific employee wellness statistics that you might find interesting:
- In 1996, about 25 percent of American companies had health management programs .
- For every dollar spent on programs, employee wellness statistics show a savings of $2.30 to $10.10.
- With only 60% participation, Coca-Cola found that they saved $500 per year per employee with their program.
- According to a 2004 Ipsos-Reid employee wellness statisics study, the main preventable causes of employee absences are mental health (anxiety/depression), stress and a negative relationship with a manager or supervisor.
- Prudential Insurance's employee wellness statistics show that their benefit cost per employee enrolled in their wellness program is $312, but the same benefit is $574 per non-enrolled employee.
- Coors Brewing Co.'s employee wellness statistics indicate that they save $5.50 per $1 spent on wellness; participant absenteeism drops by 18%.
In the 1990s, the United Nations dubbed stress "the 20th Century Disease." With the help of employee wellness programs and the data provided by employee wellness statistics, hopefully we can change that in the 21st century!
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