• Guest - w'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

NHS weightloss payments to staff

phoenix said:
It may save the employer , so ultimately the taxpayer money That's sensible in my book.
From the US but probably still relevant
Example - Employee Health Concern: Obesity

  • Relev
  • Normal-weight men miss an average of 3.0 days each year due to illness or injury
  • In comparison, overweight and obese men (BMI 25-35), miss approximately 2 more work days per year than normal-weight men, a 56% increase in missed days
  • Normal-weight women miss an average of 3.4 days each year due to illness or injury
  • In comparison, overweight women miss 3.9 days, a 15% increase in missed days; obese women (BMI greater than 30) miss 5.2 days, a 53% increase in missed days; and women with a BMI of 40 or higher miss 8.2 days, a 141% increase in missed days, almost one week more of missed work each year than normal-weight http://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/businesscase/benefits/productivity.html
Click to expand...
Very relevant Phoenix - but are we being realistic in expecting people to manage their own health ? If we look at UK alcohol intake, binge et al, high carbs general diet and the guidance to date have we had a really positive result ? Are we going to be throwing good money after bad ? Just a couple of thoughts.
 
Back
Top