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You are the Human Resources professional at a face paced, outcomes- orientated high tech company. The company has 200 employees and is a young diverse workforce. The majority of the employees are software engineers or contact service employees that spend the majority of their day at their computers. You have been tasked with identifying how to reduce Employee claims (8 work-related Repetitive strain injuries average cost of $20,000 each) and increasing drug and benefit costs. The direct cost of absenteeism is $200,000 per year. The recent employee survey indicated employees are feeling very overwhelmed with workload and it is affecting personal lifestyle and employee engagement scores were low. The EAP report is showing an increased utilization. The benefits plan is a standard benefits plan with very little flexibility. The company has an onsite fitness facility that is not well-utilized due to limited programs. The company currently provides free lunches (at a cost of $5 per employee) from a local vendor and have some employee run sports teams. They are experiencing difficulty recruiting good candidates and are losing key employees to a newer start-up company. One of the CEO’s strategic goals is to become an employer of choice in this region and is open new ideas to achieve this goal.

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Goal –
The firm employs 200 people; many of them are young and diverse. Software developers and customer service representatives make up the majority of the staff; they work mostly at computers throughout the day. The improvement of employee health and wellbeing is the aim of the workplace wellness program. The program's goals are to decrease employee claims, decrease absenteeism, raise employee engagement, and enhance hiring and retention.
Program Objectives and Timeline –
· Month 1: Engage a wellness coordinator full-time
· Month 3: Establish a local fitness centre with tools and lessons
· Month 6: Implement a lunch program with healthy food options (Björkdahl, 2020)
· Month 9: Implement a programmed for employee help
· Month 12:

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