We are highly educated and developed from our past generations. We live a comfortable life as technology has made life easier and all under our finger tip. We are more educated about living healthy lifestyle and work safety. But our life has became so fast with limited time, most time ignore about our health and safety knowingly (laziness) or unknowingly. This led to increase of medical bills, pain, absent from work place and led to loss of organization output. It has been noticed for last few years employees are availing medical leave more frequently and most of the employees are affected with one or two health disorder. Employees working in metro cities especially in India or developing countries are prone to health disorder as they have to travel for hours to reach workplace and they spend a part of their life traveling in roads. At the same time they have to fulfill all their family liabilities and at the end they are left with no time for their health.
The responsibilities of employers are to provide medical leave and medical insurance only? People are the one who run the organization, poor health and unsafe work environment costs both employers and employees heavily. Employers and employees both suffer financial loss, stress and many more. Employees drive an organization and employers need to be really serious about their employees, health of employees is an aspect. Major reasons of health disorder are unsafe work environment, pollution, stress, food habit, life style and immunity to fight against diseases has become very low. In our work place most of the employees are affected by asthma, diabetics, blood pressure, cholesterol, heart issue and many more.
Small initiatives taken by employers and employees can avoid or minimize health related issues. Some of initiatives that can really affect are:
Increase of work load and deadline for completion of task led to stress. So Stress release session may be conducted by physiologist once in a month or as per the need. We have implemented and I can say it really works. The result can be seen after one or two session.
For convenience employees prefer junk and easily available food. These have serious adverse effect on health. Session with dietician can be arranged once in a year or as per the need regarding food habits and healthy foods to be consumed with the right amount to stay fit and healthy. The same to be reviewed whether they are following and is it beneficiary to what extended.
For comfort and convenience employees preferred automobile and they hardly walk in a day. Maximum walking month initiative where each employee will be Pedometer that records the number of steps you have walked and displays them again along with the number of calories that you have burned, distance, walking time and speed per hour. Employees will feed the data in the online system (can be created with the help of IT team) and employee with maximum steps will be awarded as winner after completion of one month.
To maintain fit and healthy employees a small gym can be built in the work place where employees can work out during their leisure time. Young mass is obsessed about healthy physic.
Healthy lunch can be provided to employees at work place. It can be free or subsidized depending on the need. This will help them from not taking junk food and will really be happy.
Yoga, Annual sports can be arranged for employees with various physical activities and employees should be encouraged to participate. Picnic or tour to place with close to nature will also work.
Employees inhale smoke and fumes while traveling on road by bike and open conveyance (Auto rickshaw and non AC bus. So Transport facilities to employees may be extended.
Above mentioned are few and we can implement as per our needs and feasibility. We need to make management understand about the importance of healthy work force. Expenses incurred in these activities should be treated as investment not as cost. Many modern and employee friendly organization are finding ways to keep their employees healthy. Employees need to be aware as it’s their health and they should take the ownership to keep it healthy to live a happy and stress free life at the end it will save their money. In terms of HR these will be employees’ engagement activities to keep engaged work force.
Suggestion and comments will be highly appreciated.
The responsibilities of employers are to provide medical leave and medical insurance only? People are the one who run the organization, poor health and unsafe work environment costs both employers and employees heavily. Employers and employees both suffer financial loss, stress and many more. Employees drive an organization and employers need to be really serious about their employees, health of employees is an aspect. Major reasons of health disorder are unsafe work environment, pollution, stress, food habit, life style and immunity to fight against diseases has become very low. In our work place most of the employees are affected by asthma, diabetics, blood pressure, cholesterol, heart issue and many more.
Small initiatives taken by employers and employees can avoid or minimize health related issues. Some of initiatives that can really affect are:
Increase of work load and deadline for completion of task led to stress. So Stress release session may be conducted by physiologist once in a month or as per the need. We have implemented and I can say it really works. The result can be seen after one or two session.
For convenience employees prefer junk and easily available food. These have serious adverse effect on health. Session with dietician can be arranged once in a year or as per the need regarding food habits and healthy foods to be consumed with the right amount to stay fit and healthy. The same to be reviewed whether they are following and is it beneficiary to what extended.
For comfort and convenience employees preferred automobile and they hardly walk in a day. Maximum walking month initiative where each employee will be Pedometer that records the number of steps you have walked and displays them again along with the number of calories that you have burned, distance, walking time and speed per hour. Employees will feed the data in the online system (can be created with the help of IT team) and employee with maximum steps will be awarded as winner after completion of one month.
To maintain fit and healthy employees a small gym can be built in the work place where employees can work out during their leisure time. Young mass is obsessed about healthy physic.
Healthy lunch can be provided to employees at work place. It can be free or subsidized depending on the need. This will help them from not taking junk food and will really be happy.
Yoga, Annual sports can be arranged for employees with various physical activities and employees should be encouraged to participate. Picnic or tour to place with close to nature will also work.
Employees inhale smoke and fumes while traveling on road by bike and open conveyance (Auto rickshaw and non AC bus. So Transport facilities to employees may be extended.
Above mentioned are few and we can implement as per our needs and feasibility. We need to make management understand about the importance of healthy work force. Expenses incurred in these activities should be treated as investment not as cost. Many modern and employee friendly organization are finding ways to keep their employees healthy. Employees need to be aware as it’s their health and they should take the ownership to keep it healthy to live a happy and stress free life at the end it will save their money. In terms of HR these will be employees’ engagement activities to keep engaged work force.
Suggestion and comments will be highly appreciated.