1 Ekim 2012 Pazartesi

Study: Small business owners see bottom-line benefit from employee health and wellness programs

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A study of small businesses has found that three out of four that offer health and wellness programs to their employees find these initiatives are good for their bottom line. The Lane Report writes that the study, conducted by the National Small Business Association and Humana, Inc., asked more than 1,000 small-business owners about their employees' health and wellness needs and what barriers they face in supplying them.  An overwhelming 93 percent of the respondents said they considered their employees’ physical and mental health to be important to their financial results, but only one-third express confidence in their ability to help employees manage their well-being with initiativesaimed at encouraging them to make healthier choices such as getting preventative care, eating right and exercising.

A key finding in the study was that more than half of small-business owners reported that they did not have sufficient information to introduce health and wellness programs to their employees. On the other hand, startups -- those companies less than 10 years old -- found ways to do so, with 63 percent having already adopted health and wellness programs.

“Wellness solutions likely will be an increasingly important part of the employee value proposition,” said Jerry Ganoni, President of Humana’s Small Business Division. “It will be crucial for the industry to focus on providing small-business owners with the information they need to make the wellness decisions necessary to recruit and retain employees while making an a meaningful impact on their bottom lines.”  (Read more)

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