So lets get back to basics… why implement a corporate health and wellness program for your staff? Let’s have a look at some of recent stats:

. 10% of Australian workers are sedentary;
. 40% do minimal exercise;
. 12% exercise less than one hour per week
. 46% have high-fat diets;
. 92% eat less than the recommended servings of 5-9 serves of fruit & vegetables
. 21% smoke daily
. 53% feel overwhelmed with pressure and stress “a significant amount of the time”

When you see these results, you have to ask yourself, how much is this costing our company’s bottom line?

It’s obvious when people are healthy and happy in and amongst their surrounds and are happy with themselves they are far more productive and conducive to greater company growth.

Also in the back of cutting edge CEO’s minds, is a recent article in Australian Magazine, BRW, which stated that “pay is no longer the most important factor when attracting or retaining high performing staff.” (Statistics were compiled by the Australian Institute of Management) The article goes on to state “… employers need to consider a whole range of “engagement factors”, such as job satisfaction, good relationships with co-workers, new and interesting challenges, feeling valued and work life balance…” In fact pay ranked 10th on the list! Read the rest of this entry »