Employee Well-Being Programs Propel Creative Business Leaders to the Front

Employee Well-Being Programs Can Increase Employee Job Satisfaction Levels

A broad range of employee well-being programs can set your creative business apart from the competition. These programs can also help increase employee attendance, retention rates and overall job satisfaction levels.  

You Might Also Help Extend a Life

Employees who don’t have health insurance can also use the programs to receive basic medical care, including cholesterol, high blood pressure, mammograms and other blood tests that may spot health issues early enough to prevent employees from becoming critically ill. In these instances, not only would you be strengthening your employee base, you might also end up helping to extend a life. 

External vendors administer employee wellness programs for a fee or standard rate. If you take advantage of services offered by an external vendor you can eliminate in-house administrative costs. You might also increase employee confidence that information shared with wellness program administrators is kept confidential.  

Measure the Results of Employee Wellness Programs at Your Creative Business

Federal, state and local government agencies, including military branches, offer employee wellness programs. As with other programs you make available to your workforce, regularly measure the results of the programs using tools like employee exit interviews and employee surveys. Types of employee well-being programs your creative business can offer employees include: 

• Mobile mammogram and high blood pressure screenings
• Employee assistance programs (licensed professionals can work with employees confidentially on personal issues like debt management, stress related to divorce, grief management, etc.)
• Fitness centers (you can construct on-site fitness centers or offer employees discount memberships to area fitness clubs)
• Childcare facilities (similar to fitness centers, you can operate on-site childcare centers or offer employees discounts if they enroll their children in participating daycares)
• Free flu shots and body mass index monitoring
• Walking programs (good if there are walking paths on your company’s property)
• Smoking cessation and weight loss programs 

When you offer employee well-being programs to your entire workforce you may send the message that you value workers beyond how they impact your bottom line. You send the message that you’re committed to your employees’ welfare, their work life balance and the health of their children and families.  

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Sources:

http://articles.cnn.com/2009-09-01/health/hcif.healthy.living_1_wellness-programs-health-care-costs-luann-heinen?_s=PM:HEALTH (CNN Health: Company Wellness Programs Improve Health, Cut Costs)