The Company Leaders Institute a Lot of Programs To Reduce The Costs Linked To Poor Employee Work Performance, Work Related Injuries, Increasing Absenteeism, Excessive Sick Days, and Employee Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
Heather is a fifty-six-year-old woman who is the top administrator in the human resources department at a large electropolishing company. To lower the costs related to excessive sick days, work related injuries, increasing absenteeism, poor employee work performance, and employee alcohol abuse and alcoholism, Heather and the other VIPs created a number of programs that made the work environment considerably more safe, healthy, and more productive.
For instance, ten years ago Heather and the other VIPs instituted an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the employees had access to top shelf psychological counseling for their personal problems that could harm their health, work performance, and their personal well-being.
The Company Executives Assemble a New Exercise and Workout Room Complete With Exercise Equipment, Scales, a Personal Trainer During Business Hours, Exercise Charts, Mirrors, and Weights
As another illustration, just about eight-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other members of upper management constructed a modern workout and exercise room complete with mirrors, weights, a personal trainer during business hours, scales, many different types of exercise equipment, and exercise charts.
Moreover, about three-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other members of upper management invested in a distillation system that filters all the drinking water that is available throughout the building complex. In much the same way, two-and-a-half years ago, Heather and the other VIPs started a “walking club” that targets employees who want to work on their cardiovascular system.
The Company Administrators Establish a Weight-Watchers Class and Sign Up a Weight-Loss Nurse to Supervise the Program
As another illustration, roughly a year-and-a-half ago, Heather and the other members of top management created a “Weight-Watchers” class that presently meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 11 AM until noon. In addition, top management signed up a weight-loss professional to oversee the program.
In much the same way, two years ago Heather and the other members of top management established a “Stop Smoking Club” for employers who want to learn how to stop smoking.
In the last eight months, in conjunction with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other company executives established an “Anger Management” class for workers who want to learn how to better manage their temper.
The Company Executives Initiate An Alcohol and Drug Testing Program
In the last two-and-a-half months, Heather and the other company executives established a drug and alcohol testing program that is related to their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. In fact, Heather is the key 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 key elements of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Wednesday after work. The main idea with this class is informing employees that hazardous drinking and depression often happen in the same person. It is hoped that realizing this information will be able to help an individual address both medical issues and get the alcohol counseling and mental health therapy he or she requires.
Top Management Puts Into Operation an Alcohol Statistics and Facts Class
Another fairly recent addition to the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcohol Statistics and Facts.” The reasoning behind this alcohol statistics facts class is the reality that quite a few individuals fail to understand the total impact of the effects of alcoholism and alcohol abuse without first reading about some of the alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse statistics and facts that are available. Consequently, one of the goals of this class is to provide a range of alcoholism and alcohol abuse facts and statistics in order to help employees gain a better realization of the host of difficulties that are related to excessive and irresponsible drinking and how they can prevent these problems from coming about.
Most recently, Heather and the other company leaders, by way of observations from workers, created a class that focuses directly on acute drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Thursday morning a half hour before work and focuses mainly on the differences between alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the kinds of counseling that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as people who drink in an excessive manner.
Even though each and every one of these preventative maintenance and health programs was not inexpensive, the company administrators believe that they are several thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their workers with a healthy, more productive, and safe working situation.
