The Company Executives Launch Several Programs In Order To Cut The Costs Correlated With Excessive Sick Days, Increasing Absenteeism, Employee Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, Poor Employee Work Performance, and Work Related Injuries

Heather is a sixty-one-year-old woman who is the director of the human resources department at a large chrome stripping company. To decrease the costs correlated with employee alcohol abuse and alcoholism, poor employee work performance, excessive sick days, work related injuries, and increasing absenteeism, Heather and the other company administrators implemented several programs that made the work atmosphere considerably more productive, healthy, and safe.

As an illustration, thirteen years ago Heather and the other members of top management launched an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the workers had access to first-rate counseling for their personal problems that could negatively influence their personal well-being, health, and their work performance.

Top Management Builds a New Exercise and Workout Room Complete With Scales, Weights, Exercise Equipment, a Personal Trainer During Business Hours, Exercise Charts, and Mirrors

As another illustration, around eight years ago Heather and the other company administrators constructed a technologically advanced workout and exercise room complete with mirrors, scales, exercise charts, weights, many different types of exercise equipment, and a personal trainer during business hours.

In addition, roughly four years ago Heather and the other company administrators invested in a purification system that filters all the water that is accessible throughout the building. In the same way, two years ago, Heather and the other company executives started a “walking club” that caters to workers who want to build up their cardiovascular system.

The Company Administrators Launch a Weight-Watchers Class and Employ a Weight-Loss Professional to Oversee the Program

As another illustration, just about two years ago, Heather and the other company administrators sponsored a “Weight-Watchers” class that currently meets every weekday at 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM. Moreover, the VIPs signed up a weight-loss nurse to manage the program.

Likewise, a year-and-a-half ago Heather and the other VIPs initiated a “Stop Smoking Club” for workers who want to learn how to stop or reduce their smoking.

In the last nine months, in conjunction with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other members of top management established an “Anger Management” class for employees who want to learn how to better deal with their anger.

Top Management Establishes An Alcohol and Drug Testing Program

In the last five months, Heather and the other company leaders initiated a alcohol and drug testing program that is related to their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. In actual fact, Heather is the primary individual in the company responsible for getting the message out to all the workers about the drug and alcohol testing program as well as the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program.

One of the essential components of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Friday after work. The fundamental idea with this class is informing employees that excessive drinking and depression many times take place in the same individual. It is hoped that realizing this information will be able to help an individual address both medical issues and get the alcohol rehabilitation and mental health counseling he or she needs.

The Company Administrators Start 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 reasoning behind this alcohol statistics facts class is the reality that quite a few people are unsuccessful in their attempt to recognize the full impact of the results of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency without first learning about some of the alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency facts and statistics that are available. Consequently, one of the objectives of this class is to provide a mixture of alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse statistics and facts 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 avert these problems from coming about.

Most recently, Heather and the other members of upper management, via comments from employees, initiated a class that focuses directly on severe drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Monday morning a half hour before work and focuses essentially on the differences between alcohol abuse and alcoholism, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the different kinds of therapy that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as people who drink in an abusive manner.

Although every one of these health and preventative maintenance programs was relatively expensive, the company executives reason that they are many thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their employees with safe, healthy, and more productive working conditions.