How are employers promoting wellness at their companies? Here are just a few examples:
Health and wellness: Motivated to lose (weight)
Sometimes, an organization is very clear on its communications objectives: to educate, heighten awareness, modify behaviours, reduce confusion and put out a call to action. But it takes a keen sensitivity to one’s employees to know how to reach them in order to achieve those objectives. Read more…
Strategize your wellness: A case study
The Regional Municipality of York introduced its strategic wellness program, in partnership with Sun Life Financial’s Health and Wellness team, in response to information garnered from staff in the region’s first Employee Satisfaction Survey in 2006. The goal was to achieve a culture of wellness with high-impact results. Read more…
Wellness: Sized to fit
When it comes to workplace wellness programs, the question many employers face is no longer whether they should invest in such initiatives, but rather how to do it in a way that is strategic and cost-effective and aligned with their corporate culture. But no single wellness program equally matches the needs of all organizations. Read more…
A fit workforce is a better workforce
Offering employee health and fitness programs can result in all kinds of workplace benefits, including enhanced productivity, higher morale, lower healthcare costs and reduced absenteeism. For the employer, these benefits can also translate into financial savings.