The health, wellness and productivity management approach

COS would work with the accounting firm to foster the development of an all-inclusive program, addressing the following:

• Work-life balance
• Employee recruitment
• Employee retention

Additionally, the program would seek to enhance employee health, help control workers compensation/disability management costs, minimize absenteeism, improve productivity, and provide a measurable return on investment.

The opportunities for workplace enhancement

Once the company’s needs, wants, and goals have been established, the landscape would be assessed and a program (as outlined below) tailored to maximize the organization’s potential.

• Discovery, assessment, and program design phase
• Program announcement
• Client branding of all info
• Companywide communication and promotion programs
• Seamless integration of program communications with existing channels, campaigns, and events
• Small intro package mailed to each employee’s place of residence
• Health and wellness newsletter
• Ergonomic consultation
• A modest incentive of reduced employee healthcare contributions offered in exchange for participation in bi-annual health and wellness screens and appraisals
• Bi-annual health and wellness appraisals to assess, motivate, and strengthen positive changes
• Bi-annual health screens to assess, motivate, and support positive achievements
• Personal health and wellness reports
• One-on-one time with a health professional
• Program summary reporting for management
• Workshop and targeted intervention programming (e.g., cardiovascular health, weight management, diabetes, cholesterol, and stress management)

The risks of not addressing the workplace challenges

• Positive reductions in sick leave and absenteeism will be difficult to attain
• Reductions in health care costs will be difficult to achieve
• Reductions in workers compensation/disability management costs will likely be minimal (if any)