Employee Wellness Programs: Health Related business Policies and Procedures

At times Employee Wellness Initiatives have been instituted as public relations vehicles intended to enhance the organization image with little concern for improvements in staff member health. Companies who are truly committed to enhancing staff member health and wellness, are corporations who have worked to include Employee Wellness Initiatives into the business’s mission statement. With this commitment, policies and procedures can be written to address short and long term goals of raised staff member health, productivity, and morale. These policies and procedures are critical to the establishment of supportive organizational cultures conducive to staff member health and wellness.

• Active staff member involvement in Company Health Promotion Initiative committees and business decision making
• Availability of flextime work schedules
• No tobacco use policy
• Drug use policy and testing
• Motor vehicle seat restraints and the use of other protective/safety equipment
• Sexual harassment policy
• Family leave initiatives
• Consistent and frequent awards and recognition of staff member work efforts