Every employer is cutting back expenses. A sick employee is an expense. How much is sick leave costing an employer? The employee is probably being paid when he or she is out sick and the work is not being done. The employer looses twice the money for every day an employee is out sick. How can the employer recoup the loss of money? He or she cannot recoup a loss from illness. That money is gone.
What would be a good way of getting an employer’s monies worth out of an employee? Everyone must invest money to make money. If an employer invests money in his or her employee, he or she will get twofold back.
Giving an employee a chance at a healthy lifestyle will make an employer money. The employee will have better moral, be happier, work harder and miss less work saving the employer money on sick time. If the employee is happy and working harder he or she is going to be more productive.
How can an employer promote a healthy lifestyle for an employee? An employer can help pay for health insurance, and even give his or her employee time to go to the doctor. The employer can also help the employee get in shape by helping employees join fitness clubs. If an employer is helping his employee stay healthy, the employer is promoting a healthy lifestyle for the employee.
In order for the employer to help the employee join a fitness club, he or she should call the local gyms. The employer may be able to get a deal for the employees to join the gyms at a discounted rate if there are enough employees joining. Maybe employees can have money taken out of their check for the gym and the employer pay the gym. If a gym really wants business its owner will more than likely work with the employer to get memberships set up.
If memberships are too expensive, maybe the employer can make its own gym. If the employer has a gym for the employees the employees will not have to pay any out of pocket fees. This will help the employees stay in shape and stay healthy. The employer can make a mandated half our workout time that he or she would have to pay the employee for. If that is not a feasible idea, then leave it to the employees to take advantage of the gym.
The more employees the employer has the more discount the health insurance companies will give. The employer may get a discount for having a fitness plan in place. If insurance companies offer discounts, gyms may too. It is up to the employer to research the costs to know what is more beneficial to him or her.