How Has Wellness
Become The Responsibility
of Corporate Canada?
It is in the best interest of your organization to work proactively in reducing these costs. They directly affect your profitability.
Based on the Ceridian Canada report “The Case for Workplace Wellness”, government-sponsored health care continues to diminish, ageing baby boomers are facing increased health concerns, critical labour shortages are predicted [and occurring!], and a greater emphasis is being put on human capital as the most important determinant of business success.
Research in workplace health has shown the following connections:
- Based on lost productivity and increased absenteeism, it costs $3,376 more to employ a smoker in Canada than a non-smoker (Health Canada, 2006)
- Employees who take four 10-minute smoking breaks per day, work one month less per year (Centre for Health Promotion and Publications, 2000)
- Obese adults incur annual medical expenditures that are 36% higher than those of normal weight. (Health Affairs, 2002)
- Obesity, physical inactivity, and poor nutrition are poised to overtake tobacco use as the leading preventable cause of death in Canada. (University of Toronto, 2004)
- Specific types of work stress and/or strain are related to 2X incidence of mental illness and substance abuse, 5X rate of certain cancers, 2X rate of infections/injuries and 3X incidence of heart and back problems. (Shain, 2000)
- Depression is the fastest growing category of disability resulting in days lost. (Global Business and Economic Roundtable)
- Rising mental health claims, primarily related to stress, depression and anxiety disorders, were the top health and productivity-related concern for organizations. (Watson Wyatt survey, 2005)
The Case for Workplace Wellness, Estelle Morrison, Director, Lifeworks Strategic Solutions, Ceridian Canada Ltd., March 2006
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