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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 "Lazy obese" workers face office discrimination Overweight people miss out on jobs and are overlooked for promotion because employers think they are lazy, according to a British weight-loss organization. From a survey done by Slimming World of 2,000 British adults 18 years of age or older. (Of the 2,000 participants, approximately 227 were employers.) The survey explored the discrimination overweight people face in the workplace. Participants of the study were questioned about their attitudes toward obesity in the workplace. Their responses were matched to their Body Mass Index. Slimming World made a statement on its website that “individuals who are overweight are twice as likely to suffer bullying about their weight and six times more likely to feel their appearance has caused them to miss out on a promotion”. The survey found that only 16% of obese respondents said they feel co-workers support their effort to lose weight. On the other hand, 25% said they have received negative comments from co-workers about their weight at work. People who had a BMI 40+ (highest weight category) were four times as likely to “never” have high self-esteem and felt discouraged to apply for a job. Employers who were male were more discriminatory. Approximately 25% of male bosses said they would not hire an individual because of their weight and 1 in 10 said they have done so in the past. Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-01-17 19:55:43 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 obesity, discrimination, bullying: · [Obesity affects job prospects for women, study finds] · [How to handle your insecure boss] · [Tips to combat bullying -- for kids or in the workplace] · [Daylight savings and your internal clocks] · [Weight loss can be contagious, study suggests] · [U.S. Gross Domestic Happiness on the down-swing] · [Power corrupts: especially when it lacks status] · [Bullying alters brain chemistry, leads to anxiety] · [Pain of ostracism can be deep, long-lasting] · [Business travel linked to obesity and poor health] · [How discrimination hurts: lack of fair treatment leads to obesity issues] 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? O.L.G., for one. Ask us how we can help your organization.
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