Ceridian has launched a new LifeWorks wellness offering: sleep coaching.
The program provides research-based information and support on healthy sleep practices that can easily be incorporated into an individual’s daily routine.
Lack of sleep can have a negative impact on both mental and physical health. Insufficient sleep has been linked to cold-causing rhinovirus susceptibility and, more seriously, to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and hypertension, obesity, diabetes and immune function deficiency.
In relation to these health concerns, insufficient sleep is an expensive proposition, costing organizations an estimated $63 billion annually in lost productivity, with each employee losing 7.8 days of work, an average of about $2,280 in salary, according to Harvard Medical School.
“Getting enough sleep is an important pillar of health, along with diet and exercise,” says Anne VanBronkhorst, vice-president of LifeWorks wellness services at Ceridian. “Workplaces have underappreciated sleep. In fact, according to a recent Ceridian LifeWorks survey, more than 30% of human resource leaders have witnessed or heard about a co-worker falling asleep on the job in the past six months.”
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