The Company Administrators Establish Quite a Few Programs In Order To Help Diminish The Costs Correlated With Excessive Sick Days, Poor Employee Work Performance, Work Related Injuries, Employee Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, and Increasing Absenteeism

Heather is a sixty-four-year-old woman who is the director of the human resources department at a large brass molding company. To decrease the costs linked to increasing absenteeism, poor employee work performance, employee alcohol abuse and alcoholism, work related injuries, and excessive sick days, Heather and the other members of top management implemented a number of programs that made the work environment significantly more safe, healthy, and more productive.

As an example, twelve years ago Heather and the other company administrators put into operation an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the workers had access to professional counseling for their personal problems that could harm their work performance, personal well being, and their health.

The VIPs Construct a Forward-Looking Exercise and Workout Room Complete With Weights, Mirrors, a Personal Trainer During Business Hours, Scales, Exercise Charts, and Exercise Equipment

As another illustration, nearly nine years ago Heather and the other VIPs erected a technologically advanced workout and exercise room complete with weights, many different types of exercise equipment, exercise charts, scales, mirrors, and a personal trainer during business hours.

Moreover, roughly four years ago Heather and the other VIPs invested in a purification system that filters all the water that is available anywhere in the building complex. In much the same way, three years ago, Heather and the other VIPs started a “walking club” that is principally intended for employees who want to work on their cardiovascular system.

The VIPs Institute a Weight-Watchers Class and Employ a Weight-Loss Trainer to Manage the Program

As another illustration, approximately a year-and-a-half ago, Heather and the other company leaders implemented a “Weight-Watchers” class that at this time meets every workday at 4:30 PM until 5:50 PM. Moreover, the VIPs employed a weight-loss trainer to supervise the program.

In a similar manner, a year-and-a-half ago Heather and the other company executives implemented a “Stop Smoking Club” for employers who want to learn how to stop smoking.

In the last ten months, in conjunction with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other company executives put into operation an “Anger Management” class for employees who want to learn how to better control their anger issues.

The Company Executives Start An Alcohol and Drug Testing Program

In the last four-and-a-half months, Heather and the other company executives initiated a alcohol and drug testing program that is associated with their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. In truth, Heather is the primary person in the company responsible for getting the message out to all the workers about the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program as well as the drug and alcohol testing program.

One of the main components of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Wednesday after work. The primary idea with this class is informing workers that abusive drinking and depression frequently occur in the same individual. It is hoped that comprehending this information can help a person address both medical conditions and get the alcohol rehabilitation and mental health counseling he or she needs.

Top Management Starts an Alcohol Statistics and Facts Class

Another fairly recent enhancement 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 many people do not comprehend the total impact of the consequences of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency without first getting exposed to some of the alcoholism and alcohol abuse facts and statistics that are available. As a result, one of the goals of this class is to provide a mixture of alcoholism and alcohol abuse statistics and facts to help employees gain a better realization of the many of problems that are correlated with excessive and irresponsible drinking and how they can avert these problems from taking place.

Most recently, Heather and the other VIPs, through feedback from workers, created a class that centers directly on acute drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Monday morning a half hour before work and focuses primarily on the differences between alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the different kinds of rehabilitation that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as individuals who drink in an excessive manner.

Although every one of these preventative maintenance and health programs was anything but easy on the pocketbook, the company leaders reason that they are many thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their workers with a healthy, more productive, and safe work environment.