The VIPs Implement Quite a Few Programs To Lower The Costs Related To Increasing Absenteeism, Work Related Injuries, Excessive Sick Days, Employee Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, and Poor Employee Work Performance
November 5th, 2009 | by MichaelZ |Heather is a sixty-one-year-old woman who is the top administrator in the human resources department at a large metal coatings company. In order to help decrease the costs linked to poor employee work performance, work related injuries, increasing absenteeism, excessive sick days, and employee alcoholism and alcohol abuse, Heather and the other members of top management established quite a few programs that made the work environment considerably more safe, healthy, and more productive.
For instance, twelve years ago Heather and the other members of upper management initiated an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the workers had access to top shelf therapy for their personal problems that could adversely affect their health, personal well-being, and their work performance.
The Company Administrators Assemble a Forward-Looking Workout and Exercise Room Complete With Weights, Mirrors, a Personal Trainer During Business Hours, Scales, Exercise Charts, and Exercise Equipment
As another illustration, just about seven-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other company leaders assembled an avant-garde workout and exercise room complete with mirrors, scales, exercise charts, weights, many different types of exercise equipment, and a personal trainer during business hours.
Furthermore, roughly five years ago Heather and the other members of top management invested in a distillation system that filters all the water that is available anywhere in the building complex. In a similar manner, three-and-a-half years ago, Heather and the other company executives started a “walking club” that is intended for workers who want to enhance their cardiovascular system.
The Company Leaders Start a Weight-Watchers Class and Sign Up a Weight-Loss Healthcare Professional to Manage the Program
As another example, around two years ago, Heather and the other company leaders developed a “Weight-Watchers” class that at this moment in time meets every weekday at 11 AM until noon. Moreover, the company executives employed a weight-loss nurse to run the program.
Likewise, a year-and-a-half ago Heather and the other members of upper management launched a “Stop Smoking Club” for workers who want to quit smoking.
In the last eleven months, in combination with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other company executives instituted an “Anger Management” class for employees who want to control their temper.
The Company Leaders Put Into Operation a Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
In the last three-and-a-half months, Heather and the other members of top management implemented a drug and alcohol testing program that is associated with their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. Indeed, Heather is the main individual in the company responsible for getting the message out to all the employees about the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program as well as the drug and alcohol testing program.
One of the essential elements of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Wednesday after work. The basic idea with this class is informing employees that hazardous drinking and depression routinely occur in the same person. It is hoped that knowing this information can help a person address both medical problems and get the alcohol therapy and mental health counseling he or she requires.
Top Management Initiates an Alcohol Statistics and Facts Class
Another fairly recent enhancement to the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcohol Statistics and Facts.” The rationale behind this alcohol statistics facts class is the reality that many individuals fail to grasp the total impact of the consequences of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency without first hearing about some of the alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse statistics and facts that are available. As a result, one of the goals of this class is to provide a range of alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction statistics and facts to help workers gain a better understanding of the plethora of issues that are linked to excessive and irresponsible drinking and how they can avert these difficulties from transpiring.
Most recently, Heather and the other VIPs, via comments from workers, developed a class that centers directly on severe drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Thursday morning an hour before work and focuses mostly on the differences between alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the different types of rehabilitation that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as people who drink in a hazardous manner.
Even though every single one of these health and preventative maintenance programs was quite costly, the company administrators believe that they are many thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their workers with a healthy, safe, and more productive working situation.
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