Wellness programs are a great way to engage employees while also promoting employee health and strategic organizational objectives. The personal nature of these programs allows your organization to communicate the importance of your employees and their health to both them and their families.  And more and more top employees are factoring quality of life benefits into their decisions on where to spend their career. Employees are interested in these programs to improve their overall health, reduce health care costs and increase their chances of living a longer and healthier life.

Unhealthy employee behaviors can cost your organization $670 per employee annually, according to the 2011 Thomson Reuters Workforce Wellness Index. Therefore encouraging healthier lifestyle choices for their employees can benefit organizations. Those who choose healthier behaviors have fewer illnesses and injuries and recover faster if they do fall ill. Regular physical activity will increase employees’ cardiovascular endurance, and those who adhere to low-fat diets, refrain from smoking, avoid excessive use of alcohol and get adequate sleep will add years to their lives. Employees who do all of the above are more alert and positive in their outlook and better able to deal with the challenges of the workplace.

Wellness programs provide your employees the means, education and motivation to take control of their own health and lifestyle choices. And a well executed program will promote a healthier and more productive work environment with more engaged employees providing the following benefits:

• Reduced Health Care Costs – Forbes has reported that a $1 investment in wellness programs saves $3 in health care costs.
• Increased Productivity – The Principal Financial Group released a study in 2011 showing that employees were motivated to work harder and perform better, missed fewer days and experienced improved energy and productivity at work as a direct result of their organization’s wellness program.
• Increased Employee Retention – The same Principal Financial Group study also showed that 48 percent of employees agreed that wellness benefits encouraged them to stay with their current organization.

Lipic’s has the technology and expertise to design a customized program to achieve your goals within your culture and to make the implementation and maintenance of the program simple and easy. We also review all of our programs on a regular basis to make sure they are kept fresh and up to date with best practices.