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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more A Happy Worker is a Cheaper Worker The benefits of having a worker who is highly engaged. A survey done recently by Hewitt Associates on 115 000 Canadian employees suggests that happier workers tend to be more productive, take fewer sick days, and cost employers less in disability expenses. Stress affects about 28 per cent of highly engaged employees. On the other hand, stress affects 39 per cent of unhappy workers. When employees were asked how many days they missed in the past six months because of emotional, physical, or mental fatigue it was found that organizations with low engagement scores had more than twice as many days off than highly engaged employers. As a result of this time off a large organization with about thousand employees can spend to about a million dollars a year on disability costs and lost productivity. When there is lower job stress and a manageable workload the benefits are numerous for employers, especially in terms of a reduction in absenteeism. Highly engaged employees have better health and well-being. Employees working at organizations with high engagement have better physical health, lower job stress and work overload, and greater financial stability. Read more here Posted by: suhujitha on 2009-02-24 16:46:09 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Other posts tagged employee engagement, productivity, absenteeism: · [Jealousy and envy at work are different in men and women] · [Taking a vacation from email decrease stress, increase concentration] · [Benefits of taking Fido to work may not be far-fetched] · [Fear of losing job causes dissatisfaction and lack of commitment] · [In certain jobs supervisor support can reduce absenteeism] · [Presenteeism: the broader issues and factors] · [Understanding working memory: A wandering mind reveals mental processes and priorities] · [Switch to daylight saving time leads to cyberloafing at the office] · [Offering support is the best medicine for a stressed worker] · [Living with a smoker increases absenteeism in school children] · [Stress and burnout in the ICU: who is at risk and how to alleviate it] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work People who are willing to work hard for rewards had higher release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in areas of the brain known to play an important role in reward and motivation Posted by: danica on 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships How internships are high-impact educational practices that can lead to higher levels of learning than those practices found in traditional classroom settings Posted by: danica on 2012-05-11 10:59:49 Comparing suffering may stop people seeking help for depression and anxiety People make inaccurate judgements about their depression and anxiety symptoms based on their perception of the suffering of those around them Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 11:17:17 Long commutes may be hazardous to health Greater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 09:02:31 National U.K. handwashing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infection The more UK hospitals purchased soap and alcohol handrub, the more levels of MRSA and C. difficile went down Posted by: danica on 2012-05-07 09:05:37 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: Hmm. Twitter appears to be pining for the fjords at the moment. Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? Bell Canada, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization.
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