#1: The Bottom Line on Company Well-Being by Healthways
- Employees with the lowest well-being average 3.9 times more unscheduled absences compared to those with high well-being
- Employees with the lowest well-being incur, on average 3.7 more short-term disability costs
- Employees with the highest well-being are on average 2.8 times more likely to stay with a company
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#2: Why Corporate Wellness? by Health Fitness
- Health-related productivity losses cost employers $225.8 billion per year
- Poor employee health costs employers about $1685 per employee per year
- Meta-analysis shows corporate wellness on average reduced sick leave absenteeism by 28%
- As a result of an employee wellness program, 62% of participants say benefits are an important reason to stay at their current company, and 73% of participants say they believe their company is very loyal to them
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#3: The State of Corporate Wellness Programs in America by shapeup
- The average annual employer health insurance premium for family coverage has doubled from 2001 to 2011
- 64% of companies with more than 5,000 employees offer a personal health coach to their workers
- The return on investment for top-performing, comprehensive wellness programs can reach 600%
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#4: Stress Less by BetterWorks
- 71% of American workers consider their workplace a significant source of stress
- 10% of Americans who report stress reduces their productivity
- 15 minutes of exercise a day can extend your life by 3 years
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#5: Take a Break by Learn Stuff
- People normally blink about 18 timers per minute, at your computer you only blink about 7 times per minute, leading to computer vision syndrome
- 65% of us eat lunch at our desks and don't take any other breaks during the day
- If you stand at your desk instead of sit, you can burn 2,500 calories per week
