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EMPLOYEE WELLNESS: KEEPING WOMEN’S HEALTH TOP OF MIND (2015-08-07)
August 7,
2015 11289 11289 
Employee wellness and disease management issues and their effects on the workforce have become not only a national issue for most employers, but a global priority too. The continued increase in preventable chronic non-occupational (and non-communicable) diseases has expanded to become a growing corporate concern.
Wellness programmes
Whilst there are a number of organisations providing health, wellness and productivity programmes across the world, there are far more organisations that still do not recognise the value of formally implementing an employee wellness strategy and programme. Organisations with health promotion programmes in place acknowledge that a workplace wellness initiative is pivotal to their corporate governance strategy, and these contribute greatly to enhancing key employee benefits. Moreover, wellness programmes link the organisation and its employees to a sound value proposition, whilst it also incentivises employees to commit to the values of the organisation.
Woman’s health
As we enter Woman’s Month, which is observed annually in South Africa from 1 - 31 August, employers are especially encouraged to remember that women have unique health issues and some of the health issues that affect both men and women can affect women differently. During this period of time, it is appropriate that employers re-look their Employee Wellness Policy to ensure that its provisions make ample provision to address the wellness requirements for their employees, and especially so for women.
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