The VIPs Initiate Several Programs In Order To Lessen The Costs Associated With Excessive Sick Days, Poor Employee Work Performance, Work Related Injuries, Employee Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, and Increasing Absenteeism
Saturday, October 17th, 2009Heather is a forty-eight-year-old woman who is the top administrator in the human resources department at a large plastics finishing company. To decrease the costs correlated with increasing absenteeism, employee alcoholism and alcohol abuse, excessive sick days, poor employee work performance, and work related injuries, Heather and the other members of upper management established some programs that made the work environment significantly more healthy, safe, and more productive.
As an example, twelve years ago Heather and the other VIPs initiated an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the workers had access to top shelf counseling for their personal problems that could unfavorably influence their health, work performance, and their personal well-being.
Top Management Erects a State-of-the-Art Workout and Exercise Room Complete With Mirrors, Scales, Exercise Charts, Weights, Exercise Equipment, and a Personal Trainer During Business Hours
As another illustration, around seven-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other company administrators assembled an avant-garde workout and exercise room complete with scales, exercise charts, weights, mirrors, many different types of exercise equipment, and a professional trainer during business hours.
Furthermore, roughly three-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other VIPs invested in a purification system that filters all the water that is accessible all through the main building. Similarly, three years ago, Heather and the other members of upper management started a “walking club” that is principally intended for employees who want to further develop their cardiovascular system.
Top Management Initiates a Weight-Watchers Class and Hires a Weight-Loss Nurse to Supervise the Program
As another illustration, nearly two years ago, Heather and the other company executives launched a “Weight-Watchers” class that at this moment in time meets every workday at 5:00 PM until 6:00 PM. In addition, upper management hired a weight-loss professional to run the program.
In a similar manner, a year ago Heather and the other company leaders initiated a “Stop Smoking Club” for workers who want to learn how to quit or reduce their smoking.
In the last six months, in a joint venture with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other company administrators launched an “Anger Management” class for employees who want to control their temper.
The VIPs Start a Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
In the last four months, Heather and the other members of upper management established a drug and alcohol testing program that is tied into their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. Indeed, Heather is the primary person 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 fundamental elements of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Friday after work. The primary idea with this class is informing workers that abusive drinking and depression routinely happen in the same individual. It is hoped that understanding this information will be able to help a person address both medical conditions and get the alcohol rehabilitation and mental health therapy he or she needs.
The VIPs Implement an Alcohol Statistics and Facts Class
Another relatively recent addition 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 people fail to comprehend the full impact of the results of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency without first hearing about some of the alcoholism and alcohol abuse statistics and facts that are available. As a consequence, one of the objectives of this class is to provide a variety of alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics and facts in order to help employees gain a better realization of the multitude of difficulties that are linked to excessive and abusive drinking and how they can prevent these issues from taking place.
Most recently, Heather and the other company administrators, by way of feedback from workers, started a class that centers directly on severe drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Wednesday morning a half hour before work and focuses chiefly on the differences between alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the different forms of counseling that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as people who drink in an excessive manner.
Although each and every one of these health and preventative maintenance programs was relatively expensive, the company executives believe that they are many thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their employees with a safe, more productive, and healthy work atmosphere.