Heather is a sixty-two-year-old woman who is the director of the human resources department at a large aluminum plating company. In order to help diminish the costs correlated with excessive sick days, increasing absenteeism, work related injuries, employee alcohol abuse and alcoholism, and poor employee work performance, Heather and the other company leaders instituted several programs that made the work environment substantially more safe, more productive, and healthy.
For example, fifteen years ago Heather and the other members of top management implemented 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 work performance, health, and their personal well being.
Top Management Assembles a Technologically Advanced Workout and Exercise Room Complete With Exercise Charts, a Personal Trainer During Business Hours, Exercise Equipment, Mirrors, Weights, and Scales
As another illustration, roughly six-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other members of top management built a state-of-the-art workout and exercise room complete with a personal trainer during business hours, scales, many different types of exercise equipment, weights, mirrors, and exercise charts.
Not only this, but around four-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other VIPs invested in a purification system that filters all the water that is obtainable in the building. In a similar manner, two years ago, Heather and the other VIPs started a “walking club” that targets employees who want to learn how to boost their cardiovascular system.
The VIPs Launch a Weight-Watchers Class and Hire a Weight-Loss Professional to Oversee the Program
As another illustration, nearly a year-and-a-half ago, Heather and the other members of top management launched a “Weight-Watchers” class that currently meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 4:30 PM until 5:50 PM. Furthermore, the VIPs employed a weight-loss nurse to oversee the program.
In a similar manner, two years ago Heather and the other company administrators implemented a “Stop Smoking Club” for workers who want to learn how to stop or cut back on their smoking.
In the last six months, in combination with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other company leaders established an “Anger Management” class for employees who want to get a better handle on their anger issues.
The Company Executives Implement a Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
In the last three-and-a-half months, Heather and the other members of top management established a drug and alcohol testing program that is linked with their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. Indeed, Heather is the main individual 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 fundamental components of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Tuesday after work. The basic idea with this class is informing workers that hazardous drinking and depression many times take place in the same person. It is hoped that comprehending this information can help an individual address both medical conditions and get the alcohol rehab and mental health therapy he or she needs.
The Company Executives Launch an Alcohol Statistics and Facts Class
Another relatively 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 numerous people are unsuccessful in their attempt to grasp the total impact of the results of alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse without first learning about some of the alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse statistics and facts that are available. Consequently, one of the goals of this class is to provide a range of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency statistics and facts in order to help workers gain a better realization of the plethora of issues that are associated with hazardous and excessive drinking and how they can prevent these issues from taking place.
Most recently, Heather and the other members of upper management, via observations from employees, developed a class that focuses directly on acute drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Monday morning a half hour before work and focuses for the most part on the differences between alcohol abuse and alcoholism, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the different forms of therapy that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as people who drink in an irresponsible manner.
Although every single one of these health and preventative maintenance programs was quite costly, top management thinks that they are several thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their employees with more productive, safe, and healthy working conditions.
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