ASHHRA Health and Wellness Pulse
BENEFITS
By Elena Wu Employee benefits play a key role in attracting, motivating, and retaining talent, so it’s understandable employers want their workers to make the most of the benefits they’re offered. By gaining greater understanding of worker attitudes toward benefits—and the underlying drivers of satisfaction—companies can better harness the power of their benefits to increase worker engagement and ultimately productivity. This is particularly important this time of year as we gear up for enrollment season. SOURCE: BENEFITS PRO
Visit http://www.benefitspro.com/2013/10/04/making-the-most-of-employee-benefits to view the full article online.
By Matt Sedensky Stung by a recession that sapped investments and home values, but expressing widespread job satisfaction, older Americans appear to have accepted the reality of a retirement that comes later in life and no longer represents a complete exit from the workforce.
SOURCE: BENEFITS PRO
Visit http://www.benefitspro.com/2013/10/14/half-of-older-workers-delay-retirement-plans to view the full article online.
WELLNESS
By Allison Bell Can an employer that sponsors a wellness program or a condition management program get any short-term productivity gains? Rebecca Mitchell and other researchers at OptumHealth contend in a new paper that it's possible. The researchers look at the effects of telephone-based health promotion programs provided by their company in a paper published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. SOURCE: BENEFITS PRO
Visit http://www.benefitspro.com/2013/10/11/researchers-find-health-programs-cut-absence to view the full article online.
By Jason DeRusha The sizzle of fresh tilapia, crisp green beans, topped with gorgeous grilled vegetables. Chef Jesse Sturm is working hard to offer healthy, delicious foods. In a place not exactly known for it. "That is not what you expect at the hospital," he said. "We’re trying to break some of the stereotypes of what’s going on in the hospital." SOURCE: CBS MINNESOTA
Visit http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/10/12/derusha-eats-delicious-food-at-a-hospital/ to view the full article online.
By Mark Sanchez Forget the gift card. If you want to make wellness work well at your company, Jamie Mills suggests that you aim higher. Make taking good care of yourself a way of life and a part of the company's culture, then you won't have to spend time and money trying to get employees to participate in your wellness program, and you just may see better results, Mills said. SOURCE: CRAIN'S DETROIT BUSINESS
Visit http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20131013/AWARDS12/310139981/experts-dump-gift-card-create-wellness-culture# to view the full article online.
By Jessica DuBois-Maahs High blood pressure, high cholesterol, gastrointestinal disease, and back pain are among the top-10 health problems reported by employees, making stress-related and preventable health ailments among the most prevalent in the workplace, according to a recent report from employee assistance provider ComPsych Corp. SOURCE: WORKFORCE.COM
Visit http://www.workforce.com/articles/19967-is-work-making-workers-sick to view the full article online.
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