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WorldatWork Named Workplace Leader in Personal Finance Education

January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Scottsdale, Ariz (PRWEB) December 22, 2011

WorldatWork is one of nine U.S. organizations honored with the first award for excellence in workplace financial education that recognizes innovative programs teaching employees how to make better personal financial decisions.

The WLIFE award ? “Workplace Leader in Financial Education” ? was created this year by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) to highlight the importance of financial wellness in the workplace. It is the first national honor for employers who provide financial education programs that improve the personal well-being of employees.

WorldatWork received the award for creating the Financial Fitness Program to teach employees personal finance, increase financial literacy among its workforce, and decrease financial stress among workers. WorldatWork partnered with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to bring a variety of educational services including a Financial Fitness Assessment, personal coaching, seminars on budgeting and debt management, and help developing personalized long-term financial plans.

“WorldatWork provides financial education to take care of our most important investment?our employees,” said Kip Kipley, director of human resources for WorldatWork. “While the real reward for our Financial Fitness Program is the positive change it has had on the overall financial wellness of our staff, it is always nice to be recognized with an award!”

For more information, visit http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=57774&from=prm122111

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Boosting Employee Energy and Reducing Stress in Today?s Workplace

October 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment


Midland, MI (Vocus) May 7, 2009

Low energy and high stress among employees can be devastating to the bottom line ? workers who aren?t functioning at their best can have considerable decreases in productivity. This is especially true for employees with high stress.

Now HR directors, managers, and wellness coordinators can help solve this increasing problem, as detailed in the new Achieving Peak Energy and Reduced Stress: A Guide for the 21st Century Workplace.

?Business and industry are faced with an energy and stress crisis some 40 years in the making,? notes Dean Witherspoon, CEO and founder of Health Enhancement Systems. ?A confluence of personal choices and work culture practices has produced unprecedented workplace stress and a drain on personal energy that must be reversed if organizations are to achieve sustainable health and productivity,? according to Witherspoon.

While the current global recession intensifies the challenges, when the economy does turn up, stress will remain high and energy low ? unless organizations provide the tools to educate and inspire employees at all levels to take control. It won?t be easy.

Individual habits ingrained over years or decades are hard to change. And longstanding formal or informal policies that contribute to anything but a health culture ? inactivity, poor food choices, a skewed sense of work/life balance, and ignoring the larger issue of purpose or meaning ? make the challenges even greater.

?This is a guide for organizations that are serious about reversing soaring stress levels and putting employees in position to regain energy,? adds Witherspoon. ?The goal is to have employees perform their best at work, with the physical and mental stamina to pursue personal interests outside of work.?

The guide details specific actions individuals can take and the organization can support ? backed by more than 50 studies ? to achieve peak energy while minimizing stress. For a free copy, go to http://www.HealthEnhancementSystems.com/PERS or request up to 10 free printed copies by calling 800.326.2317.

Health Enhancement Systems develops workplace wellness programs that help create a health culture. Campaigns include Feel Like a Million, Great American Fitness Adventure, Walktober, 10K-A-Day, healthy2009, Green Planet Wellness, Spring Into Motion, and more. Health Enhancement Systems has been developing corporate wellness solutions for companies, health plans, health systems, hospitals, government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofits, associations, and other groups since 1992.

For more information, call 800.326.2317 or visit http://www.HealthEnhancementSystems.com.

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Workplace Stress Linked to Rising Health Care Costs

October 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

(PRWEB) September 14, 2004

Workers are stressed out and overwhelmed. Sandwiched between caring for children and parents, worrying about retirement, and making ends meet means employees constantly are on edge.

Ira S. Wolfe, author of Business Values and Motivators: What Fills Your Employee Buckets, believes workplace stress is linked to double-digit increases employers’ cost for health insurance costs. Apparently, he’s not the only one. The American Institute of Stress estimates the cost of workplace stress to employers at more than $ 300 billion each year. That number includes both health care payments and missed work days.

Wolfe admits some stress is normal. “To gripe about being overworked and under-paid and working hard and not getting the recognition you deserve is almost as American as apple pie,” he says.

Sustained and prolonged stress is not normal. Two out of five workers experience distress due to too much pressure or mental fatigue at work. According to Wolfe, this workplace stress is beginning to bleed companies dry. Workers who report they are stressed incur health care costs that are 46 percent higher, or $ 600 more per person, than non-stressed employees. One in five workers is at risk for stress-related health problems including heart disease, obesity, diabetes, substance abuse and depression.

Several reports recently released by LLuminari, Inc. Kronos, Inc. and the International Labour Office bear out Wolfe’s connection between workplace stress and rising healthcare costs.

Wolfe recommends every employer do what he calls an employee “stress” test. Similar to a stress test used to check out the health of a person’s heart, Wolfe’s CriteriaOne® DISC and Business Values and Motivators assessments “check out” both current employees and job candidates. These assessments test the person’s motivation and ability to cope with the stress of the job. “Hiring or promoting an employee into a position and then having that person not show up, quit and file for disability is just too expensive, especially for the small- and medium-sized business owners”, Wolfe says.

This “stress” test also works for people who have been on the job for some time. After using CriteriaOne, a few of Wolfe’s clients discovered several of their top employees were so stressed they were looking for other jobs. In one case, a 37-year-old manager was on the road to his second heart attack in just three years. In this case, employee “stress” testing literally saved a life. By restructuring jobs and providing some coaching, companies can retain highly skilled and loyal employees, cut health care costs and reduce absenteeism.

Wolfe believes too many employers still think employees just need to tough it out. But the cold hard fact about workplace stress is that has a very chilling effect on the bottom line.

Wolfe is the founder of Success Performance Solutions, an employee selection and performance management consulting firm in Lancaster PA and author of The Perfect Labor Storm: Why Worker Shortages Will Not Go Away.

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Ceridian LifeWorks-Leade Health Study Finds Employers Can Significantly Curb Workplace Stress

August 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) April 19, 2007

Employers that take proactive steps to reduce stress in the workplace work have happier, healthier and more productive employees, according to a study done by Ceridian LifeWorks and its recently acquired health coaching firm, Leade Health.

Of the 1,000 people surveyed at 20 different organizations using the Ceridian LifeWorks-Leade Stress Management program in the past year, 52 percent lowered their stress levels at work; 40 percent said they improved their ability to cope with stress; and more than 70 percent said they had less fatigue, headaches, insomnia, stomach aches and also had improved appetites.

One tool that is available to assist employers with workplace stress is the Ceridian LifeWorks-Leade Health Stress Management program, which uses a ?little-at-a-time? approach. With this approach, employees get help to manage issues that may seem overwhelming by tackling them one step at a time, rather than trying to fix everything at once. Participants work one-on-one with a master?s-level, personal health coach to become more aware of their stress and how it affects their job. The health coach also helps participants understand what causes their workplace stress and educates them on coping skills that impact their response to stress. Most importantly, individuals learn how to take better care of themselves and deal more effectively with people and situations at work.

While stress can come from many different places, the Ceridian LifeWorks-Leade Health Stress Management program is unique because it addresses stress related to the workplace in four areas: job-related stress, work relationships, work changes and time management issues.

?Improvements in any one of these areas can address key factors such as employee engagement, absenteeism and presenteeism,? said Ceridian LifeWorks senior vice president Zachary Meyer. ?Studies have shown that the annual cost of lost productivity related to stress and job dissatisfaction can be as high at $ 2,500 per employee. Clearly if it is not addressed, the cost to employers is very significant.?

Ceridian acquired Ann Arbor Michigan-based Leade Health in November 2006. Leade was founded in 1990 and specializes in health coaching in the areas of weight management, stress management, tobacco cessation and cardiovascular health. Leade Health’s success rates from its signature health coaching model achieve results that exceed national norms. The new specialty joins Leade?s pioneer health coaching programs with Ceridian?s workplace health and productivity solutions.

Ceridian was the nation?s first provider of fully integrated EAP, work-life and wellness services. Today, Ceridian?s EAP, work-life and health and productivity solutions are utilized by more than 37,000 organizations of all sizes in virtually every industry.

About Ceridian

Ceridian is changing the world of work by enabling companies to be free to succeed in their core business through its suite of innovative managed human resource solutions that include payroll and compensation, staffing, compliance, HR administration and employee effectiveness. Our wide range of HR, payroll, work-life and benefits services are designed to help companies maximize the value of their people. Ceridian Corporation (NYSE: CEN) is an information services company serving businesses and employees in the United States, Canada and Europe. For more information about the human resource outsourcing company

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New Web-Based Program Aims to Combat the $300 Billion Stress Epidemic in the Workplace

August 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment


Southampton, NY (PRWEB) July 14, 2010

Mental Workout, which ignited the self-mentorship revolution on the mobile platform and which also offers web-based programs that inspire and empower people to live better lives, and Stephan Bodian, the bestselling author of Meditation For Dummies

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High Stress Levels Create a Toxic Workplace

August 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Davie, FL (PRWEB) November 18, 2004

Stress has been called the “disease of the 21st century” by the United Nations, and according to the American Institute of Stress, it is estimated that stress-related illnesses cost our economy more than $ 100 billion a year.

Many are afflicted by the ravages of workplace stress and don’t even realize it. Heart disease, back problems, digestive ailments, insomnia, and a host of other health- related illnesses can all be traced back to high stress levels. Exhibiting desk rage and phone rage and going “postal” has now become commonplace.

“Stress in the workplace, along with stress at home, creates a deadly cocktail that has a dramatic impact on our health and our lives,” says Bob Losyk, stress expert and author of the new book, “Get A Grip!™ Overcoming Stress and Thriving in the Workplace,” published by Wiley & Sons. Bob is also the author of the award-winning book, “Managing A Changing Workforce.”

Losyk contends that living in a world that demands instantaneous response and reaction overburdens employees, as they are required to do more with less staff support. Coupled with stressors at home and lack of life balance, people are experiencing job burnout at a record pace. Losyk states that forty percent of all job turnover is due to stress.

“Get A Grip!” has eleven insightful, practical and informative chapters to help get a grip on stress and get a handle on living life to the fullest. The book integrates the mind, body, and spirit, creating a powerful prescription for living healthy. “Get A Grip!” focuses on subjects such as how to prevent burnout, meditation techniques to calm the mind, certain foods that reduce stress and five minute stress release techniques. Losyk provides “fifty proven ways to leave your stressors” that are easy to fit into busy everyday routines. The book provides many self-tests, exercises, and examples that give insight, tools, and tips for controlling stress.

“Get A Grip! Overcoming Stress and Thriving In The Workplace” is $ 19.95, 215 pages, and can be ordered from 1-877-4MY-GRIP, Amazon.com, BN.com, or at bookstores worldwide.

Contact:

Lois Love

954-424-0626

http://www.getagriponstress.com


http://www.boblosyk.com

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Stress Management Seminar Offers Long-Term Stress Relief in the Workplace

July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment


Fairfield, CT (PRWEB) March 14, 2005

If all the stress remedies out there are so effective, why is everyone still stressed out? That’s the problem a recently developed stress management program was designed to overcome: the lack of follow-up, the almost inevitable lapsing back into stressful ways.

Created and presented by internationally known author and stress management consultant G. Gaynor McTigue, the innovative program endeavors to rid employees’ lives of needless stress, anxiety and clutter in two important phases. The first is a compelling two-hour stress reduction workshop in which McTigue arms participants with a wide array of effective stress management techniques. More than just relieve stress, the strategies are aimed at actually reversing the stressful habits and mindsets workers develop on the job and in other areas of their lives.

Equally important is phase two. To prevent a relapse into stressful habits over time, participants are invited to receive new and refresher stress relief techniques by email each weekday. These daily stress tips, which McTigue currently sends out to thousands of enthusiastic recipients worldwide, provide the needed tools and motivation to stay stress-free.

“Stress in the workplace is at epidemic levels,” says McTigue, “and costs in many ways, including poor job performance, mistakes, accidents, absenteeism, higher health insurance premiums, job dissatisfaction, burnout, and high turnover. “My one-two-punch program can be extremely helpful in solving these problems.”

This unique stress management approach is based on McTigue’s acclaimed book “Why Make Yourself Crazy” — which was featured on the cover of Publishers Weekly, quoted in Woman’s Day Magazine and other publications, and discussed on talk shows across America. For more information, or to book your stress workshop, call 203-254-7789. Or visit the website: http://www.stressholiday.com/stress-workshop

Contact: Jerry McTigue

Company: Pick Me Up Books

Telephone: 203-254-7789

Email: jerrym321@aol.com

URL: http://www.stressholiday.com/stress-workshop

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