Encouraging Employees onto a Healthier Path with NJ Workers Compensation

Millions of people in the United States are overweight or obese. As a business owner, you may offer your staff medical insurance and have NJ workers compensation in place in case of injury or work related illness, but there may be more you can do to help keep your workers healthy. Here are a few suggestions on aiding your staff improve their overall wellbeing.

• Organize a business-wide weight loss challenge.
• Consider giving away gym memberships as incentive awards.
• Lead interested parties on lunchtime walks around the neighborhood.
• Supply healthy snacks such as vegetable platters and fruit.
• Arrange free seminars or lectures on nutrition.
• Create office teams to participate in local marathons, team events or 5K runs.
• Lead by example – focus on improving your unhealthy eating and activity habits.
• Keep an eye on workplace morale and aim to keep it high – they say that happiness is great for the immune system!

What should you take the time to do this? Your employees are the hub of your business and the key to productivity, good customer relations and more. Happy and healthy employees can help you to boost profits; diligent and alert employees may be less likely to suffer an injury that results in a claim on your NJ workers compensation too.

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