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If you’re running a small business you’ve got a lot on your plate. Some of the major concerns of business owners are health care and worker productivity. Keeping employees engaged in their work is a key concern of small business. In fact, it is estimated that companies lose more than half a trillion dollars a year in lost productivity from employees. Studies have also shown that one of the key drivers of disengagement and low productivity is health. Employers seeking to improve worker productivity and reduce absenteeism should employ broad work-site based interventions encompassing employee health management and engagement strategies. This may sound like a daunting task, but there are simple things that employers can do to encourage healthy behaviors for their employees.
By on October 21, 2014
If you’re running a small business you’ve got a lot on your plate. Some of the major concerns of business owners are health care and worker productivity. Keeping employees engaged in their work is a key concern of small business. In fact, it is estimated that companies lose more than half a trillion dollars a year in lost productivity from employees. Studies have also shown that one of the key drivers of disengagement and low productivity is health. Employers seeking to improve worker productivity and reduce absenteeism should employ broad work-site based interventions encompassing employee health management and engagement strategies. This may sound like a daunting task, but there are simple things that employers can do to encourage healthy behaviors for their employees.
• Encourage employees to get out of their chairs. One of the greatest challenges in any office environment is that people are sedentary. Encourage break time, walking meetings, or any opportunity to stand instead of sitting. Facebook is even experimenting with treadmill desks!
• Encourage healthy eating choices during break time. As more and more healthy choices are presented during break time, healthy eating habits will become the norm, not the exception.
• Encourage healthy habits at home. Healthy habits need to go beyond the cubicle and workplace. Most health-related choices happen outside the workplace, so it is important that healthy habits at work translate to healthy habits at home.
These are just few things that can help create a healthier, productive, and engaged workforce. Avenue H is Utah’s best small business healthcare solution. We can help find affordable health insurance benefits for your business and employees. We know that health care can seem like is an uphill climb. At Avenue H, we are here to help you take the first step in a better direction for your business and employees.