Fat Employees a Liability?
If an employee is obese, s/he might cost the company more money.An obese employee has more reasons to take sick leave and suffers from more work-related injuries. So the compensation that comapnies invest in their employees just shoots up!
Check this out:Study: Fat workers cost employers more
This calls for a change in the way employers treat their employees. While depriving employees of their health, they create more expenditure and liability. Obesity is one area. But what about the work culture in general?People work day in and day out, without time for their families, without time to read their favorite books or even to have a simple stroll in the park. Life has lost its quality. The excuse:MONEY.
But if companies are losing money with sick employees, they would have it good to enrol their employees in gyms and create an easier work culture and friendlier environment. Benefits all.
May 9th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
[...] Neel over at HealthyBPM asks Are fat employees a liability? She discusses it eloquently by countering “But what about the work culture in general? People work day in and day out, without time for their families, without time to read their favorite books or even to have a simple stroll in the park. Life has lost its quality. The excuse: MONEY.” So true, I totally agree. [...]
June 1st, 2007 at 3:45 am
[...] Workers Get Injured More Often? June 1st, 2007 by Neel While fat employees are turning out to be a liability to companies, research shows that they are also a liability to themselves. Apparently statistics show that obese [...]