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Why Employee Wellness are the Solution to the Health Care Crisis
Growing Health Care costs show no signs of slowing in the near future. Hewitt projects Health Care costs will jump another 9.9 percent in 2006, amounting to more than $11,000 per family (of which the business will absorb more than 60 percent of costs). More [...]
Following cost, poor employee engagement and inadequate talks and substructure are listed as the greatest challenges for corporations administering any health benefit program.
By law, corporations are required to explain any benefits or explicit conditions of employment to all employees – this is called “due process,” and it usually takes the form of a packet of [...]
Even in an at-will employment environment, people are still guarded from discrimination (including wrongful termination) by virtue of belonging to a protected class. Before implementing a Employee Wellness , corporations need to be knowledgeable about the relevant legal restrictions and the potential impacts these measures can have on benefi ts and employee behavior programs.
Title VII [...]
For many corporations, a smoking ban would not even apply to all employees. That is because currently 30 states and the District of Columbia prevent corporations from banning off-duty smoking.21 In Addition, 13 states prevent corporations from banning alcohol use away from work. Only six states have broad statutes that prevent corporations from prohibiting any [...]
Unless specifically stated otherwise, most business-employee relationships in the U.S. are governed by the principle of at-will employment. Under this system a business, or the employee, can terminate the relationship without any required showing of cause. This at-will standard gives private corporations large authority in governing the behavior of employees. In this environment, corporations can [...]
1. Undertake a utilization assessment – While corporations can’t obtain health information on individual employees, insurance providers will supply corporations with reports that detail patterns and rates of employee use for things such as physician visits, hospital stays and prescription use. This information is vital for a business to set a benchmark of its current [...]
Employee Wellness first became popular during the economic boom of the late 1980s and early 90s. Programs featured on-Site fitness centers and massages, and were used as recruitment tools for young employees searching for nontraditional work environments. However, when the tech bubble burst, so too did the willingness to spend money on perceived perks, [...]
Employee Program Engagement is the level at which employees are aligned with and working toward business objectives and goals. Employee Program Engagement is influenced by a wide range of factors that include internal talks, business structure, benefits and recognition.
Companies that have high levels of employee engagement benefit from improved work rate, retention and execution than [...]
The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports interprets wellness as “a multidimensional state of being describing the existence of positive health in an individual as exemplified by quality of life and a sense of wellness.” Wellness looks beyond the current model of treating disease and focuses on preventive behaviors and healthier lifestyles. Employee Wellness [...]
A more progressive and systemic solution may include corporations implementing Employee Wellness , which allow corporations to be proactive in preventing disease and promoting healthier lifestyles for employees. When implemented effectively, this approach can drive to decreased direct costs from claims, a reduction in Health Care premiums and increased employee work rate.
Yet while Employee Wellness [...]
