Benefits managers often find themselves stranded in no-mans land when it comes to bringing wellness to a workplace. As a concept, wellness is a thriving and transformative experience for many employers, but justifying those costs or adopting a wait-and-see attitude to measuring a wellness programs success is a difficult case to make with a companys financial decision-makers.
In tracing the wellness success story of Elkay Manufacturing whose wellness program saw a 76% reduction in major health issues among staff most likely to incur substantial health care costs, not to mention a projected increase in 2015 health care premiums limited to just 1.8% – some of the secret may lie in the unconventional approach taken by the companys wellness champion.
