Corporate Wellness Programs

Companies started paying extra to their employees so that they may stay healthy, fit and fine because if the employees are not well, how taht company works??

Your health insurance likely has gotten more expensive and less comprehensive in the last decade. But now is a good time to see what your employer may have put on the table to help you improve your health and productivity.

Employers spent an average $220 per worker on wellness incentive awards last year, up 35% from $163 in 2009, according to a survey of more than 1,200 employers from Buck Consultants, a benefits-consulting group based in New York. About 11% spent more than $500 per employee last year.

Nearly three out of four North American employers have some sort of wellness program, according to the survey. Many programs include a confidential health screening, where workers can fill out a health-assessment questionnaire or undergo routine tests to alert them to their blood sugar and cholesterol levels. But some programs are branching out in unconventional directions.