Employee Wellness Department

The Human Resource (HR) department manages the tangible indirect reward to employees. The Benefits that an employer provides to their employees are ones needed to provide the motivation to retain their employment and provide a positive return on investment. With the rising cost of health care, companies are relying on their HR department to provide benefits that will help in lowering the cost associated with older workers. Employers have found one benefit that has provided the greatest return on

to communicate and negotiate with Insurance provides for efficient processing of claims. The officer will also perform an informative role in the organization by responding to the queries and information needs of employees about the benefits and wellness programs offered by the company. 1.3.Duties and Responsibilities The jobholder will be required to perform the following duties and responsibilities and other duties at the appropriate level as assigned by management. • Stays updated about the policies

Job Description Job Identification Title: Benefits,Wellness and Accessibility Officer Job category: Full-time Department: Human resources Reporting relationship: Reports directly to human resources manager Physical location: Head office Safety hazards: None Summary The benefits, wellness and accessibility officer is required to perform the executive-level tasks of reviewing and processing benefit and wellness claims. The officer is required to maintain updated records of all applications and claims

Job Description Job Identification Title: Benefits, Wellness and Accessibility Offer Job category: Full-time Department: Human resources Reporting relationship: Reports directly to human resource Physical location: Head office Toronto Safety hazards: None Summary The benefits, wellness and accessibility officer is required to perform the executive-level tasks of reviewing and processing benefits and wellness claims. The officer is required to maintain Updated records of all applications

Introduction Many companies that provide health insurance offer wellness programs that encourage healthier lifestyles. To participate in these wellness programs, employees may be required to undergo health risk assessments that measure body weight and cholesterol, blood glucose, and blood pressure levels. Some programs offer employees financial and other incentives to encourage them to participate. Earlier this year the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a proposed rule to

2008 Dana Donnley Director of Employee Communication, Whirlpool Corporation Human Resources, Whirlpool Corporation Whirlpool Insurance Provider Legal Department, Whirlpool Corporation Corporate Communications, Whirlpool Corporation XXXXXX XXXXXX Employee Communication Manager Implementation of New Whirlpool Corporation Employee Wellness Program COPY: FROM: SUBJECT: This memo recommends that Whirlpool Corporation announce a new expansion to the Employee Wellness Program: the inclusion of spouses

Employee health and wellness definition. According to Chenoweth (n. d.) “the health status of your employees directly influences their work behavior, attendance and on-the-job performance . . . improving employee well-being will result in a more productive workforce” (p. 1). The purpose of an employee wellness program is to promote healthier employees who because they are healthy are happier more productive employees (Danna & Griffin, 1999). Wellness programs have positive outcomes for both the employer

illness or medical conditions) (MedicineNet, n.d.). These issues have produced a renewed interest in creating a culture of health within the City’s workforce by instituting workplace wellness programs to be made available to the City’s employees. By offering the employees of the City of Jacksonville with a worksite wellness program, the City’s workforce can continue work towards achieving the goals of increased productivity, reducing absenteeism and a potential method of reducing expenditures the City

and make profit for the company. Having wellness programs in an organization costs nothing as compared to benefits. It reduces the number of absents of your employees and helps them to stay healthy & sharp. Wellness programs include activities like weight-loss competition, Company-sponsored exercise, educational seminars, tobacco-cessation programs and health screenings which help your employees improve their health physically and mentally. Employee wellness programs make your employees more aware

Employee wellness program is set up to improve the health of employees’, promote their morals and at the same time improve workers productivity. Examples of employees’ wellness programs includes on site clinics, on site gym or employee discount at a gym, smoking cessation, stress reduction programs, weight control and healthy diet. (Churchill, Gilliespie, Herbold, 2014). ). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 2008 estimated that the medical cost of chronic disease was 75% of all the