Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Tweet[IWS] Watson Wyatt: MORE HEALTH & PRODUCTIVITY PRACTICES [6 2005 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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Watson Wyatt
More Companies Implementing Health and Productivity Practices, Watson Wyatt and National Business Group on Health Survey Finds
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=15453
WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2005 A growing number of large employers are boosting efforts to improve their workers health and productivity. Furthermore, employers that are aggressively implementing health and productivity practices are seeing lower costs, reduced lost time and improved worker health. These are among the major findings of a survey released today by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the National Business Group on Health.
The 2005/2006 Staying@Work Survey < http://www.watsonwyatt.com/research/resrender.asp?id=W-875&page=1 > found that more than four out of 10 (41 percent) employers already incorporate health and productivity initiatives into their overall health care planning, while nearly one-third (32 percent) plan to do so within the next year. A total of 275 employers participated in the survey, which examined the prevalence and effectiveness of employee health and productivity practices.
Employers recognize that a healthy and productive workforce directly impacts their bottom line, said Shelly Wolff, national director of health and productivity consulting at Watson Wyatt. And with many different factors affecting their employees health and productivity, employers are taking action.
The study found that more companies are implementing a variety of practices designed to help workers remain healthy and productive.
AND MORE...including TABLES....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
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Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Watson Wyatt
More Companies Implementing Health and Productivity Practices, Watson Wyatt and National Business Group on Health Survey Finds
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=15453
WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2005 A growing number of large employers are boosting efforts to improve their workers health and productivity. Furthermore, employers that are aggressively implementing health and productivity practices are seeing lower costs, reduced lost time and improved worker health. These are among the major findings of a survey released today by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the National Business Group on Health.
The 2005/2006 Staying@Work Survey < http://www.watsonwyatt.com/research/resrender.asp?id=W-875&page=1 > found that more than four out of 10 (41 percent) employers already incorporate health and productivity initiatives into their overall health care planning, while nearly one-third (32 percent) plan to do so within the next year. A total of 275 employers participated in the survey, which examined the prevalence and effectiveness of employee health and productivity practices.
Employers recognize that a healthy and productive workforce directly impacts their bottom line, said Shelly Wolff, national director of health and productivity consulting at Watson Wyatt. And with many different factors affecting their employees health and productivity, employers are taking action.
The study found that more companies are implementing a variety of practices designed to help workers remain healthy and productive.
AND MORE...including TABLES....
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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