At the beginning, employers are always seeking ways to enhance their employees’ productivity and subsidizing healthy pursuits may be one way of achieving this. However, other CEOs and financial consultants believe that investing in ongoing training courses is more beneficial for a company than a healthy lifestyle of workers.
On the one hand, it might be said that if employees are fitter and less stressed, they will be more efficient, leading to higher levels of output and service. Furthermore, the work-life balance of the staff will hopefully be improved, because their leisure time will be more fulfilling. It is also believed that encouraging employees to work out is motivating people to accomplish high purposes and can be more beneficial than pay increments, perks or financial rewards such as bonuses and incentives. Finally, feeling healthier may lead to better job satisfaction, which is in itself a motivating factor.
On the other hand, some financial directors believe that target-related payments are more beneficial than subsidizing workers’ fitness bills. In this way, many workers’ job prospects and career progression will be increased. For example, in Japan, many companies only pay for employee training courses, which is helping them reduce the risk of redundancy if the company restructures, downsizes or outsources its workforce.
To conclude, while health-related subsidies are superficially attractive, alternative ways of increasing productivity, such as funding, training courses and encouraging staff to gain knowledge are more beneficial for companies. Spending funds for ongoing training would appear to be a better use of company or Human Resources budgets.
At the beginning, employers are always seeking
ways
to enhance their
employees’
productivity and subsidizing healthy pursuits may be one
way
of achieving this.
However
, other CEOs and financial consultants believe that investing in ongoing
training
courses is more
beneficial
for a
company
than a healthy lifestyle of workers.
On the one hand, it might
be said
that if
employees
are fitter and less
stressed
, they will be more efficient, leading to higher levels of output and service.
Furthermore
, the work-life balance of the staff will
hopefully
be
improved
,
because
their leisure time will be more fulfilling. It is
also
believed that encouraging
employees
to work out is motivating
people
to accomplish high purposes and can be more
beneficial
than pay increments, perks or financial rewards such as bonuses and incentives.
Finally
, feeling healthier may lead to better job satisfaction, which is in itself a motivating factor.
On the other hand
,
some
financial directors believe that target-related payments are more
beneficial
than subsidizing workers’ fitness bills. In this
way
,
many
workers’ job prospects and career progression will
be increased
.
For example
, in Japan,
many
companies
only
pay for
employee
training
courses, which is helping them
reduce
the
risk
of redundancy if the
company
restructures, downsizes or outsources its workforce.
To conclude
, while health-related subsidies are
superficially
attractive, alternative
ways
of increasing productivity, such as funding,
training
courses and encouraging staff to gain knowledge are more
beneficial
for
companies
. Spending funds for ongoing
training
would appear to be a better
use
of
company
or Human Resources budgets.