Preserving the health of employees
A growing concern among business leaders in the health and welfare of their employees, especially because it is increasingly clear that both are essential for increased value creation. The most obvious is that usually the cost of health plans increases when workers are infirm or have unhealthy lifestyles also increase the days lost disease, decreases productivity and also in day to day and finally there is an impact on company morale.
Today there are even companies that encourage and help staff to achieve goals like losing weight, quitting smoking and reducing stress. Her own experience dictates, if one is in poor health simply doing their job, however if you do your job okay with more enthusiasm, as well as feel good, energetic and motivated.
Several international companies are examples of such policies, one of which is the medical center at the University of Pittsburgh, they give an incentive for workers to comply with certain requirements, which include regular free medical checkups and participation in programs such as exercise classes on-site. These policies have resulted in a reduction in cases of back pain, obesity and use of snuff. In general they have recovered many hours lost due to absences related to health and now, its workers produce more per hour than before.
Philips has gone a step further, using technology now encouraging their employees to increase their level of daily activity, not about joining a gym, or running, is simply setting the goal of active people (not your desk or bed) for 30 minutes a day. It seems very little, but it is amazing how many people now move from the bed to the activity to prepare for the job, which usually consists of a shower and a walk of 1 or 2 blocks to fate, then 1 or 2 blocks to the elevator, a few feet to the desktop, and at the end of the day make the opposite way. Philips daily activity is measured with a device that can be pocketed in a bracelet, a chain, wallet, etc. This device connects to a PC to download the information and sent as a personalized system of activity in which each employee fits your goals and then progress reports that include things like weight loss or just a minor sensation tired to make some effort physical. We at Aureal
have private health insurance for workers, and we plan to work on a proposal for the company to take over the discount to be made monthly to the employee for such insurance if they meet goals set for themselves in improving their health. We will not have the Philips technology, but we hope this experience will improve the lives of our staff and produce a great result for a company that has a high rate of respiratory problems, stomach problems, migraines, etc. I hope to talk soon on the results achieved.
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Based on an advertisement issued by Philips in the Harvard Business Review, October 2009.
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