Before you begin planning your Wellness Program you need to know where you’re now and then decide where you want to go. Completing a thorough needs assessment is critical to the success of your wellness program for two reasons –
• First it ensures that your program activities will be targeted to meet your [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Looking for recognition ideas that get results? Here are two keys to success –
The most common characteristics of high-ROI recognition programs – regardless of their monentary value – are their spontaneity and perceived value by employees themselves.
In reality, the cost of some of most effective spot awards and bonuses often amount to less [...]
Establishing an active Wellness Committee provides opportunities for both management and employee involvement in the program. The Committee ought to be a team of workers and managers who formally meet to plan activities to promote healthier employee lifestyles.
Typical Functions of a Wellness Committee –
• Analyzing needs and interests
• Brainstorming program ideas
• Planning activities
• [...]
Looking for ways to improve morale, productivity and retention? Spot awards may be the way to go.
They’re the most popular recognition incentives among workers, a recent published study shows. the best part – the incentives ordinarily amount to less than 1 percent of base pay. That also can makes this choice attractive to C-levels. And [...]
As with any program, the two critical elements for the success of your wellness program are upper management support and employee involvement. Senior management sets the vision and provides the resources from which action plans flow.
Genuine support from senior personnel also lends credibility to the wellness program. It’s key that upper management be visible [...]
In the last few years, there’s been a lot of publicity about the fast-growing crime of identity theft. More than half happen in the workplace. Benefits and compensation files are the most vulnerable targets.
The scariest part – Victims of benefits-related ID theft often make out worse than those who fall prey to the more common [...]
Wellness Program Step 1 – Be certain to set the Foundation –
Build Support Among All Levels of the Organization
A key to a successful Wellness Program requires management commitment and worker involvement.
Wellness Program Step 2 – Form a Wellness Committee
An active Wellness Committee ensures employee involvement, provides buy-in, management support, and maintains a crew that [...]
A lot of EAPS fall into a common – and dangerous – category – Management thinks the program is great, but employees think it’s a waste. But it doesn’t have to be that way if you have an EAP or are considering one.
Seventy-three percent of all firms (59 percent of small employers) have an EAP. [...]
The program design options depend on the objectives and desired outcomes of your program. When your goal is to help staff members change behavior, reduce risk factors, or save health care dollars then your wellness program would be designed to accomplish those outcomes and a budget would be necessary to support that design.
There are [...]
For many staff members, telecommuting and flex-time are highly desired work-life benefits. But a growing number of organizations are reluctant to offer these programs.
Demand for these benefits remains high. One study found that 87 percent of job applicants are familiar with the idea behind telecommuting and flex-time, and the majority express a desire to have [...]
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