Benefits of a Workplace Wellness Program

For the Employee

A healthy lifestyle impacts every part of your day-to-day work environment. Corporate Wellness Programs translate into fewer injuries, less human error, and a more harmonious office environment. They also let you know that your organization is concerned about your general health and well-being.

A good Corporate Wellness Program will also help reduce stress, which the United Nations has called "the 20th Century Disease." A large majority of office workers complain that their job is stressful - a problem that affects all levels within an organization.

Stress from the workday also affects our personal relationships and activities. Human beings are just not designed to magically morph into someone else as we leave our work environment.

Taking advantage of programs offered not only will help you succeed more during work hours, it will give you more energy and patience for your home and personal life as well.

For the Employer

As reported in an Ipsos-Reid study released March 18, 2004 the main preventable contributors to employee absenteeism are:

• Depression/anxiety/other mental health disorders - 66%
• Stress - 60%
• [Negative] Relationship with supervisor or manager - 44%
• Co-worker conflict in the workplace - 28%
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