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Corporate Benefits
 

Encouraging and supporting a corporate wellness program can help identify and reduce risks of debilitating diseases and conditions, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, and many other conditions.

 

If you care about the future of your business you need to look after your staff. Fit, healthy staff are far better equipped to cope with the challenges of modern life. A dynamic, well-managed wellness programme helps to achieve that goal. We create partnerships tailored to the requirements of each client. Pulse offers a wide range of services from tailored wellness weekends to creating and operating wellness programmes for each and every members of your staff.

 

 

Why your company should offer a Corporate Wellness Program:

  • Reduced absenteeism
  • Increased productivity
  • Reduced Workers Compensation and rehabilitation costs
  • Improve employee health practices and behavior
  • Retain and attract employees
  • Reduce stress and anxiety
  • Increase company morale
  • Promote a better quality of life

The Rationale

  • Exercising regularly increases energy which, in most business situations, leads to improved productivity.
  • Fit associates are less likely to miss work due to chronic ailments and, therefore, are more productive by virtue of time spent working.
  • Sound bodies generally mean sound minds, which have healthier attitudes towards production, associate relations and advancement.
  • Improved self-esteem is one of the more important intangible benefits of exercise, leading you to an emotionally happier associates.
  • Regular exercise reduces stress, helping your associates to think more clearly and keep a better frame of mind.
  • A company-backed or -sponsored exercise program is perceived by many associates as an added benefit to working with the company.
  • Healthier associates are less susceptible to chronic ailments, such as back injuries, heart disease or obesity-induced diabetes.
  • Fit associates are generally more alert and less likely to injure themselves, or others, as a result of accidents at work.

Return on Investment

With Health Care expenditures increasing each year, prevention makes good sense. Obesity related health problems cost U.S. businesses an estimated $13 billion dollars a year, including $8 billion in heath insurance costs, $2.4 billion for sick leave, and nearly $1 billion of disability insurance. As you can see reducing medial costs for businesses will increase your company’s bottom line. This is why many of the Fortune 500 companies are increasing there budgets for health care programs for their employees. A fit employee is a happy and productive employee. Corporate Wellness is the new trend for all businesses alike.

The US Dept of Health Services released a press release on the impact of poor health on businesses.
The report has found that for every $1 a company invests in health services for employees, there was a $4 to $4.5 dollar return on their investment.
"Employers are becoming more aware that overweight and obesity, lack of physical activity, and tobacco use are impacting the health and productivity of their employees and ultimately, the businesses' bottom line," the report states. "As a result, innovative employers are providing their employees with a variety of work-site-based health promotion and disease prevention programs. These programs have been shown to improve employee health, increase productivity and yield a significant return on investment for the employer.
The report cites specific examples of successful efforts at some major corporations. For instance:

  • Caterpillar offers a Healthy Balance Program aimed at motivating workers to make positive changes to reduce their health risks and improve their long-term health. The company projects long-term savings for this effort totaling $700 million by 2015.
  • Northeast Utilities offers a WellAware program to employees and their families to reduce lifestyle-related health risks. The program includes a health-risk assessment and targeted follow-up efforts, such as smoking-cessation counseling and rebates for purchasing smoking-cessation aids. During its first 24 months, the program reduced claims related to lifestyle and behavior choices by $1.4 million.