Vancouver, Wash. - In honor of Safety Month, this week’s safety topic is Employee Wellness, or total worker health, so this temp agency in Vancouver, WA would like to concentrate on where Franchisees have the most impact—franchise office employees.
The Basics
This agency states that the foundation to employee wellness is giving employees the resources to have a good diet, reliable housing, access to a physician at a reasonable cost, and paid time away from work to deal with personal issues without suffering a financial impact. The ability to handle these things leads to overall wellness and preventing employees from becoming unhappy, stressed, or sick.
In addition to benefits, they also stress respecting employees’ personal time. Consider if employees are actually getting enough time to have a healthy lunch. How often do employees have sleep or restful time at home interrupted due to work “emergencies.” Give employees the time to enjoy healthy food choices, relaxation between shifts, and good sleep. This includes structured scheduling of lunches, as well as “on-call” hours split between employees.
Staying Active
They strongly suggest to encourage your employees to be active and take care of themselves. Poll the team to find out what would interest them. Is it diet, exercise, or losing weight that they are interested in. Managers do not need to ask employees about their individual personal health, rather ask “If we were to set a healthier living goal as an office, what would be something that would interest everyone?” At the Express Office, they have two examples to share. One structured method involves employees recording and submitting qualifying activities in order to receive discounts on their own cost for healthcare. On the less structured side, they have also hosted voluntary “Biggest Loser” challenges that reward simply by the percentage of weight lost, not the pounds.
This provider for employment in Vancouver, WA understands what impacts employees’ financial well-being, providing a pay and benefits package that reduces stresses, and working with employees to find fun yet structured ways to promote a healthy lifestyle will increase attendance, productivity, and even job satisfaction, all while engaging employees and increasing retention.
The Express Vancouver Eric Schubert said, “Here at Express, one of our main goals is to keep a healthy and safe environment for not only our employees but for the employees that we bring on for other businesses in the local area.”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a website full of information and tools on total worker health. Also, remember to visit the Safety Month Page on MyDot for resources and information on working with clients to keep associates safe. For questions or more information about employee wellness, contact the Risk Department.
The Express Vancouver office is located at 2612 NE 114th Ave #2, Vancouver, WA 98684. Interested parties can call (360) 883-3600, or visit online at expresspros.com/VancouverWA to learn more.
Locally owned and operated, Express Employment Professionals in Vancouver, WA is your Full-Service employment agency. We continually exceed our customers expectations by providing expert advice, timely resources, and training.
2612 NE 114th Ave #2
Vancouver, WA 98684
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