The cost of health and dental services don’t need to be shrouded in mystery. A little education can go a long way to help employees better understand the costs of these services and what they can do to save money for themselves and the company.
A new, comprehensive study of employees at a Fortune 100 company found their overall well-being predicts future retention, productivity and healthcare costs.
According to CAMH researchers who studied U.S. data, people with mental illnesses are more than seven times more likely to use cannabis weekly compared to people without a mental illness.
Valerie Molloy, senior manager, safety, health and wellness, with WorkSafeBC, talks about communicating wellness programs within her organization, and some of the other special programs the company offers. How do you communicate the wellness program to your employees? We do a variety of things. We have an intranet with a lot of information available to […]
WorkSafeBC is just like any other employer, in that it has a health and safety policy, which, by law, follows Occupational Health and Safety regulations. However, Valerie Molloy, senior manager, safety, health and wellness, with WorkSafeBC, says the organization goes beyond its legal obligations when it comes to focusing on employee safety, health and wellness.
HR departments are committed to using new technology to promote health and engagement; the challenge will be making it a priority for the bean counters. New research by Buck Consultants, A Xerox Company, and WorldatWork examined the current use and future potential for three key technologies: gamification, mobile apps and social media. Among the three […]
An unhealthy workforce contributes to an employer’s bottom line through lost productivity and higher health premiums, just to name a few ways. Realizing this, wellness programs and health promotion are becoming more common in Canadian workplaces.
In corporate wellness strategies, measurement is often the missing component. To achieve its goals, a corporate wellness strategy must be able to answer two questions: Are we making a difference in employee health? And, is that difference resulting in a positive return on investment (ROI) and cost savings for the corporation? Without a defined measurement component, it’s impossible to know if these outcomes are being achieved.
As the topic of telecommuting becomes fodder for discussion and debate following Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s decision to end the practice at the California-based company, a new survey indicates that most employees and more than half of business leaders believe telecommuting can be beneficial.
Saskatchewan is the only province expected to run a budgetary surplus at the end of this fiscal year. Ontario’s deficit has been a potential concern for years, and now even oil-rich Alberta is showing signs of an imbalance between government revenue and expenditure.