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Three Strategies to Encourage Good Mental Health in the Workplace

Leading Blog

According to a recent study, employees suffering from depression cost employers more than $44 billion per year in lost productivity, with over 81 percent of that decreased productivity coming in the form of presenteeism, or the practice of going to work despite illness or anxiety and commonly resulting in reduced productivity.

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Protecting Employees from Burning Out: Wellness in the Workplace

HR Digest

According to WellSteps , the cost of “presenteeism,” or poor productivity despite being at work, costs 2-3 times more than what one might spend on direct health care expenses. USD as a result of lower employee absenteeism for every $1 USD they spend on wellness programs.

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Possibility Maximizer: Maxim Health Systems' Flu and Wellness Podcast

Sales Wolf Blog

Copyright 2007-2010 - Chris Young Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter « The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week | Main | The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week » December 24, 2010 Possibility Maximizer: Maxim Health Systems Flu and Wellness Podcast Happy Friday and Merry Christmas!

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How Counseling About Work Reduces Depression

Harvard Business Review

Sometimes this occurs when people call out sick; at other times, it’s due to what’s called presenteeism , defined as “the problem of workers’ being on the job but, because of illness or other medical conditions, not fully functioning.” But that doesn’t mean companies can’t learn from this program.

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Employee benefits for Caregivers in workplaces

HR Digest

And with the healthcare system overly stretched and social security benefits being reconsidered by almost all governments, family members will have to get more involved. Caregiving leads to frequent absenteeism, sudden emergency calls, distraction at work, dedicating some hours arranging pickups, scheduling appointments and more.

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This Coalition of 20 Companies Thinks It Can Change U.S. Health Care

Harvard Business Review

And the Bree Collaborative in Washington State demonstrates how this system approach to change can be scaled across a state. Engage health systems in change. Remember that the actors in this system — payers, purchasers, and providers — do not have a history of trust and working together.) health care system works.

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The Real 800-Pound Gorilla of Presenteeism

Harvard Business Review

In October, 2004, Harvard Business Review published an article entitled "Presenteeism: At Work — But Out of It." But what he missed was the real 800-lb gorilla of presenteeism: untreated sleep-disordered breathing. Hemp wrote about the enervating effects of depression, arthritis, back pain, headaches, heartburn, and more.