Offer health services in conjunction with insurance and gym memberships to enhance employee health, which in turn, benefits production. It’s a cost effective benefit.
Most companies offer health insurance and some gym memberships as employee benefits. Those perquisites amount to access, not usage. In order to assure usage, and therefore a healthier employee, guidance is required.
1. Nutritionist – design specific diets for employee conditions such as diabetes or weightloss. Teach employees proper health habits for themselves and their families.2. Exercise coach – design and encourage exercise routines specific to employee conditions,such as water aerobics for joint rehabilitation.3. Prevention – flu shots and vaccines at work.
Although these services sound expensive, most companies do not need in-house staff; and many able professional service providers will accommodate corporate clients.
Company functions can practice healthier habits. Rather than cookies and donuts at meetings, fruit, bagels, or vegetable trays can be offered. Water is a worthy substitute for sodas.
Corporate officers and managers can embrace healthier choices to lead by example. Lifestyle balance, such as vacations and family leave, can be managed so the employee can take real time off without reporting in.
A common error in benefits management is buying a pro forma suite of benefits without communicating their value to employees. Paid vacation, health insurance, holidays with pay, company physicals and preventative medicine are great for employees, but costly to the employer. Why not detail the cost and demonstrate how the employee can best profit from the benefit?
Further, why not spend a few extra bucks to assure employees use the benefits correctly and wisely? Trainers prevent gym accidents. Nutritionists teach employees how to live healthier.
Don’t just allow employees access to facilities, be sure advisers are present to help them maximize their efforts. This benefit is easily and inexpensively outsourced.
