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Are You Measuring Your Employee Wellness Program (The Guardian – 06/02/2018)

When an employer implements a workplace wellness program, it typically does so for a specific reason – to reduce a health risk (such as obesity, physical inactivity or diabetes) for the workforce, to manage health care spending or as a more general investment in the health and well-being of employees. The only way to know if a company has achieved

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Getting the Most out of your Wellness Seminars (The Guardian : 24/01/2018)

Corporate Wellness Seminars are a means to share health information with the employees and are becoming more and more common as employers recognize the long-term benefits they provide to both employees and employers. The benefit to Employers: Promotes positive image for looking after employees’ health and wellbeing A healthier and more active workplace Reduced employee absence levels, therefore, reduced sick leave

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Return on Investment for your Employee Health Screening (The Guardian : 16/01/2018)

According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 75% of employers’ health care costs and productivity losses are related to employee lifestyle choices. While small improvements make wellness initiatives pay off, it can be challenging to implement and achieve. People with most severe problems may have little interest in lifestyle changes, and even those that do find it very

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Winning with Employee Wellness (The Guardian : 09/01/2018)

As we embark on 2018 with our goals and strategies for business success, let us not lose sight of the reality that employee health is a performance driver. A fundamental issue regarding business value of better health is that health impacts work and work impacts health. Because the majority of employees spend most of their time at work, employers are

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Women at Work (The Guardian : 18/07/2017)

According to a recent PEW Research Center analysis of labor statistics in 114 countries, women make up 40% of the workforce in more than 80 countries globally. Tanzania with 50.5% working women is amongst the top five countries with the highest female representation in the workforce. Why workplace wellness is vital to women According to a recent Mercer study titled

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