Disguised as a wellness program, your Employer could force you to take better care of yourself. In an article (the link to it is below) published a few days ago and referencing another article in the New York Times, more and more companies are looking into the cost benefits of providing programs that will monitor the wellness of their employees in an attempt to cut the their health-care costs. It seems large corporations have already seen significant numbers which favor this approach.
It seems there is not going to be any escaping an abundant lifestyle and although there are some are some alarm bells ringing as to the legitimacy of this kind of corporate undertaking, on the outset it seems like that unless people start being forced to get healthy, they are not going to do it on their own. We don’t like government and business to meddle in our lives but there is little doubt that there is a major problem sweeping the world and something needs to be done. You and I both know that for big business this will merely be another way of controlling the kind of staff they keep and about maintaining and improving the bottom line but the question is – could an unhealthy lifestyle end up costing you your job?
Who knows – but it’s nearly the holidays and there is no reason to worry about work and your health although why not make this the year you don’t over-indulge? and why wait until the new year to start making resolutions? Read our natural fat burner post and get started today with natural nutrition and health….
Rewards for Wellness
Other companies have already achieved health-care savings through less food-specific employee wellness programs. IBM saved $190 million between 2005 and 2007 after an $80 million investment in wellness programs; these savings came not just through lower health-care costs, but through fewer absences and higher productivity.
