Employee Wellness Programs: Health Related company Policies and Procedures
At times Employee Wellness Plans have been instituted as public relations vehicles intended to enhance the business image with little concern for improvements in employee health. Companies who are truly committed to enhancing employee health and wellness, are organizations who have worked to include Employee Wellness Plans into the company’s mission statement. With this commitment, policies and procedures can be written to address short and long term goals of raised employee health, productivity, and morale. These policies and procedures are critical to the establishment of supportive organizational cultures conducive to employee health and wellness.
• Active employee involvement in Employer Health and Wellness Program committees and company 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 programs
• Consistent and frequent awards and recognition of employee work efforts