Report on Employee Health Issues and Wellness Program Strategies

This report, prepared for the BSBLED502 unit, focuses on managing programs to promote personal effectiveness, specifically within a manufacturing context. It begins by identifying key employee health issues such as stress, workplace injuries, and discrimination, detailing their impact on business productivity and customer retention. The report proposes goals for wellness programs, including increasing employee retention and improving overall health. It outlines five wellness options for improvement, such as longer work breaks and supportive leadership, and provides strategies for obtaining program approval. Section B details the administrative structure for wellness options, including task assignments and resources. It also describes a marketing strategy to promote the program and methods for evaluating its effectiveness. Section C covers company policies, including aerobic and safety policies, and a system for setting programs, linking wellness strategies to specific timelines and milestones. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of these activities in improving employee health, boosting productivity, and enhancing the company's image.

Manage Programs that
Promote Personal
Effectiveness

Table of Contents
SECTION A.....................................................................................................................................3
Employees health issues affecting manufacturing industry.........................................................3
How issues impact o business......................................................................................................3
Goals for wellness programme....................................................................................................4
5 wellness options for improvement............................................................................................4
Ways to obtain approval by presentation plan.............................................................................5
SECTION B.....................................................................................................................................6
Administration structure on the basis of wellness options..........................................................6
Marketing strategy.......................................................................................................................7
Evaluation methods.....................................................................................................................7
Continuous improvement system................................................................................................8
SECTION C.....................................................................................................................................8
Company policies........................................................................................................................8
System of setting programmes.....................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

SECTION A
Employees health issues affecting manufacturing industry
There are several problems which occur and employees face and which affects
manufacturing industry to the great extent. Some mental and physical health issues of employees
include: Stress due to workload and burden of extra work. Accidental death and fear of this
accident is considered other main problem which employees of manufacturing have. Distress
and lack of confidence of working which decrease morale of employee and make them depressed
is other main problem (Loh and et.al., 2019). Workplace injury and discrimination which
affects their mental health. All these employees’ health issues are affecting manufacturing
company’s productivity and sales as well.
How issues impact o business
Health Issue Impact on the business
Stress Stress among employees can affect productivity because due to
this employee cannot focus on their projects.
Accidental death or fear
of accident
This can increase absenteeism from the workplace or companies.
Distress or lack of
confidence
It can decrease sales and increase errors in projects because
employees have lack of confidence.
Workplace injury It can decrease employee retention rate which can affect image of

the company.
Discrimination which
leads mental health
problems
It can affect customers’ retention to the great extent because
customers do not prefer to buy products which discriminate
people.
Goals for wellness programme
There are several objectives of developing wellness programs which all are related to employees
such as:
 To increase employee retention rate by 15% to the great extent within 12 months.
To make employee feel valued, motivated and pleased at workplace (Huang and et.al., 2016).
 To improve overall health of employees and increasing their concentration power.
5 wellness options for improvement
Wellness Option Description of Improvement -
Employee health and wellbeing
Longer work breaks It is stated that employee become exhausted due to ong working
hours and work load. When they will get longer working breaks
than they can make themselves refreshed.
Supportive leadership style By providing support, their workload and errors can be reduces
which will increase their confidence and they feel pleased.
Effective working It plays an important role as it can make them feel safe and

environment with all
requirements
secure which will increase staff retention.
5 days week if possible It will help them out to spend time with family and society which
will make them refreshed and energetic at work.
Flexibility or shifts working Different employees have different type of nature and tendency
of working and by providing this opportunity they can work
accordingly and improve health.
Ways to obtain approval by presentation plan
For getting approval of developing a wellness programmes it is important to make an effective
plan and letter.
 In the first step, it is important to write all problems which employees are facing as well
as effects which it is having on the performance and productivity of company.
 After that it is important to write down all activities and programs which they want to
develop and motivation which can solve problems. Writing down estimating budget and
cost of each activity in that letter.
After that, writing down outcomes which they will get by doing this and investing such amount
in wellness development program and how it will affect on company’s performance, we can get
approval from manager. We can also have signature of some employee who are facing such
problems and which are affecting their mental health as well as their productivity at work (De
Vito and et.al., 2018). It will make sure to manager that all these problems are serious and need
to be focused.

SECTION B
Administration structure on the basis of wellness options
Tasks Start Date End Date Person
Responsible
Required
Resources
Required
Documentation
Aerobics
classes
- Medical
checks
- Insurance
-Venue
-Equipment
-Time-table
-Advertising
-Instructor
29/04/2019 13/05/2018
HR Manager
Music equipment
Floor Mats
Towels
Bottles of water
Who attends the
class.
Receipt for all
equipment
Time-Table
Insurance papers
Gaming at
workplace or
activities
It can be held
3 days in a
week or daily
according to
the current
situation.
14/05/2018 25/05/2018 HR assistant Music equipments
Different types of
games like balls,
soccer’s etc.
No requirement of
documentation
Meditation 27/05/2018 10/06/2018 Organization ………… …………..

classes manager
Daily meeting
for discussing
problems
11/06/2018 25/6/2018 Managing
director
Notepads to write
down problems
For writing down
solutions
Marketing strategy
It is important to market wellness program to employees in order to make them features
and effectiveness of this plan and how will it improve their health and will make them happy.
Choosing the best way of communication like E-mail and by open door policy and meeting, all
employees can make aware about this wellness programme. By sending greeting letter to each
employee, marketing of this program can be done (Kingsnorth, 2019).
Evaluation methods
Employee’s satisfaction tool can help in measuring effectiveness of the programme. By
viewing rating of satisfaction level of employees. Viewing list of employees sick leaves detail
we can identify that as employees want to take participate and have desire of taking advantages
or not. By taking feedbacks from employees without writing their names, effectiveness of the
program can be known or measured.

Continuous improvement system
By using some activities continue wellness of employees can be maintained. For
example: making aerobic classes, meditation classes an activities session compulsory, employees
can be made feel valued and pleased at workplace. By making appropriate changes at workplace
like changing interior, using all safety equipments, employees can be feel safe and secure at
workplace.
SECTION C
Company policies
By developing policies and making it compulsory for all, wellness of employees of
manufacturing can be maintained.
Aerobic policy.
 As per this policy, it is important for all employees to take an active participation in this
activity except those who have genuine reason and problems.
 They must come with their own mat, towel.
 Come on the time in the class.
 Bring their own water bottle with them and not allowed to bring food and aerobic class.
Warm up before entering in the class.
Activity policy
 No one will be allowed to keep themselves away from activities and working in that
activity time.
Safety policy
 As per this policy all employee are bind to wear safety equipments dress and use tools if
required.

System of setting programmes
Wellness Program
Milestones
Timing Monitoring
Method
Link to
wellness strategy
To decrease employee
absenteeism by 5%
compared to last year
November 1st, 2018 Number of
employee paid
sick days
Aerobic classes
attendance to
improve fitness
To increase employee
retention rate as compare
to previous year
November 25th 2018
Total numbers
of employees as
compare to
previous year
Rewards to
employees
To improve overall
mental health and
happiness at working
December 5th 2018
To analyze
errors in
completed
projects by
employees
Flexibility to
employees and
meditation classes
attendance
So, from the above it can be said that all these activities can help out to employee in improving
their overall health and increasing productivity of manufacturing industry (Kingsnorth, 2019). It
will not only improve health of employees but also will allow companies to increase sales and
having an effective image in the eyes of customers. When employee work with concentration
than they are more likely to improve productivity and providing qualitative services to
customers. It increases customer retention in an organization.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
De Vito, L. and et.al., 2018. Employee motivation based on the hierarchy of needs, expectancy
and the two-factor theories applied with higher education employees. IJAMEE.
Huang, H. and et.al., 2016. Incentives, program configuration, and employee uptake of
workplace wellness programs. Journal of occupational and environmental
medicine. 58(1). pp.30-34.
Kingsnorth, S., 2019. Digital marketing strategy: an integrated approach to online marketing.
Kogan Page Publishers.
Loh, M.Y. and et.al., 2019. Organisational climate and employee health outcomes: A systematic
review. Safety Science, 118, pp.442-452.