21th February 2011 Many companies have implemented and are currently running employee wellness programs. In the US, 93% of large firms offered at least one wellness program to their staff in 2009. In Australia, even though workplace health/medical cover schemes don’t exist like in the US, more companies are investing in workplace wellness programs as [...]
12th February 2011 There’s no doubt that here is Australia we do health and wellbeing really well. With our wide open spaces, wonderful climate, passion for physical sport and abundance of fresh food we are well placed to be one of the healthiest nations in the world and for the most part we have lived [...]
14th Febuary, 2011 A fundamental shift in corporate culture happened in the last few years, moving away from the old motto”people are our greatest assets” to a new and punchier slogan: “Healthy people make healthy and profitable companies” was presented at the 10th annual conference of the International Employee Benefits Association in March 2010. As [...]
24th January 2011 With the World Health Organisation’s campaign World Cancer Day just around the corner, it’s a good time to reflect on how our corporate health programs not only improve productivity and overall wellness but also play an important role in the reduction of many life threatening cancers. Cancer is one of the leading [...]
19th January 2011 Corporate health and wellness programs come in all shapes and sizes. But regardless of the size, designing an effective employee wellness program is as much an art as it is a science. Even though it is simple to find out about employee wellness program ideas, it takes experience to implement them in [...]
