Posted by Employer Wellness | Posted in Employer Wellness | Posted on 30-10-2008
Employee Health Promotion Programs are a fantastic investment, at least according to Lincoln industries in Nebraska. CNN reported on this 565 employee organization their committed investment in their staff member’s wellness.
Employee Health Promotion Programs are part of organization Culture
The Employee Health Promotion Programs, according the story, has been in place for 16 years at Lincoln, and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. The organization has three full-time staff members dedicated to the Employer Wellness Program and the wellness of the staff members, who receive workplace massages and a round of instructor-led stretching before they start their shifts.
Employee Health Promotion Programs Assessed
According to CNN, one of the rules of the Employee Health Promotion Program, which staff members are not required to participate in, is that they receive quarterly checkups where assessments are completed on their weight, amount of body fat and flexibility. Based on these health assessments, the staff members are then ranked from platinum all the way down to “non-medal”. To become platinum level, where you receive a organization-paid climbing trip, you must achieve certain physical fitness levels and be a non-smoker. Smoking cessation classes are part of the Employee Health Promotion Program.
Employee Health Promotion Programs Bring a Big Savings
The Employer Wellness Program has been a wise investment for Lincoln Industries. By having healthier staff members, they have seen an average of $2 million in savings in health care costs per year. The savings don’t stop there, since instituting a Employee Health Promotion Program, workers’ compensation claims have gone from $500,000 per year down to less than $10,000 per year.