The Company Executives Put Into Operation Several Programs In Order To Cut The Costs Correlated With Excessive Sick Days, Poor Employee Work Performance, Work Related Injuries, Employee Alcoholism And Alcohol Abuse, And Increasing Absenteeism
Warren is a forty-eight-year-old man who is the director of the human resources department at a large electropolishing company. To lessen the costs related to increasing absenteeism, work related injuries, excessive sick days, employee alcoholism and alcohol abuse, and poor employee work performance, Warren and the other members of upper management instituted several programs that made the work environment significantly more healthy, safe, and more productive.
For instance, fifteen years ago Warren and the other members of top management instituted an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the employees had access to professional counseling for their personal problems that could negatively affect their personal well-being, work performance, and their health.
The Company Administrators Build a Modern Workout and Exercise Room Complete With Exercise Equipment, Mirrors, Scales, Exercise Charts, Weights, and a Professional Trainer During Business Hours
As another illustration, approximately seven-and-a-half years ago Warren and the other members of top management erected a state-of-the-art workout and exercise room complete with exercise charts, many different types of exercise equipment, mirrors, weights, scales, and a personal trainer during business hours.
Furthermore, around four-and-a-half years ago Warren and the other VIPs invested in a distillation system that filters all the water that is obtainable throughout the building. Similarly, three-and-a-half years ago, Warren and the other company leaders started a “walking club” that targets employees who want to enhance their cardiovascular system.
The Company Administrators Start a Weight-Watchers Class and Sign Up a Weight-Loss Trainer to Supervise the Program
As another example, roughly two-and-a-half years ago, Warren and the other members of top management created a “Weight-Watchers” class that currently meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 4:30 PM until 5:50 PM. Furthermore, the company leaders signed up a weight-loss healthcare professional to manage the program.
Likewise, a year ago Warren and the other VIPs initiated a “Stop Smoking Club” for workers who want to learn how to quit or cut back on their smoking.
In the last eleven months, in conjunction with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Warren and the other VIPs implemented an “Anger Management” class for employees who want to learn how to better control their anger issues.
Upper Management Starts An Alcohol and Drug Testing Program
In the last three-and-a-half months, Warren and the other members of top management put into operation a drug and alcohol testing program that is related to their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. In truth, Warren is the main person in the company responsible for getting the message out to all the employees about the drug and alcohol testing program as well as the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program.
One of the essential elements of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Tuesday after work. The main idea with this class is informing workers that abusive drinking and depression regularly happen in the same individual. It is hoped that realizing this information will be able to help a person address both medical conditions and get the alcohol therapy and mental health counseling he or she needs.
Top Management Implements an Alcohol Statistics and Facts Class
Another relatively recent enhancement to the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcohol Statistics and Facts.” The rationale behind this alcohol statistics facts class is the reality that numerous individuals fail to grasp the total impact of the consequences of alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction without first reading about some of the alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse facts and statistics that are available. As a consequence, one of the objectives of this class is to provide various alcoholism and alcohol abuse facts and statistics to help employees gain a better understanding of the huge number of issues that are linked to abusive and hazardous drinking and how they can stop these problems from occurring.
Most recently, Warren and the other company leaders, through feedback from workers, initiated a class that centers directly on acute drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Monday morning an hour before work and focuses mainly on the differences between alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the different types of treatment that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as individuals who drink in an irresponsible manner.
Even though every one of these preventative maintenance and health programs was relatively expensive, upper management reasons that they are many thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their workers with a more productive, healthy, and safe working situation.