In the year 2010, the word “busy” has become one of the most common words spoken by employees in Canada. People, busy and gainfully employed people, spend their days bustling from meeting-to-meeting, putting in extra hours and skipping lunch breaks just so they can keep on top of their growing number of emails and a never-ending list of to-dos.
With all of this busyness and it’s close cousin, stress, we appear to be expending a lot of effort, but are we moving farther ahead? The short answer is, no. In a recent study published by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), it was found that mental illness in the workplace is on the rise and it’s costing Canadian employers, collectively, more than $51 billion (that’s $51,000,000,000) each year in lost productivity. That is expensive!
The great news is, that companies which implement Employee Wellness Programs, see an ROI of $3.40 for every $1 spent. The reason: employees are given opportunities to participate in programs at work that help them feel more balanced, clear-headed and focused. All of which amounts to real productivity. Doesn’t that translate into better mental health?
Hiring a company like WorkingWell, can help your organization uncover those deep, dark pockets of unhealthy busyness (and stress), that is causing a financial drain on your company’s bottom line. They’ll find creative solutions that will help your organization move into a healthy direction.
WorkingWell works with HR professionals and Health and Safety Managers to design and deliver cost-effective workplace wellness programs that feed vibrancy and productivity back into your tired workforce and get your employees being the healthy kind of busy. The programs work across the broad spectrum of health and wellness and offer services in five distinct areas: health-focused lunch & learn, fitness classes, wellness fairs & events customized wellness-related newsletters, and keynote & special event speakers with a healthy twist.
What is your organization doing about the rising cost of doing business in this socially acceptable, but counter-productive busy time? Let the most expensive four-letter word in business work for you, not against you.
To find out what busy is costing your company and what you can do to make it better:
Call Michelle Johnston at WorkingWell:
(416) 365-WELL (9355)