1. An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure:
Salbar profitably reduces
employee absenteeism.

2. The facts about employee health and
absenteeism in The Netherlands…
• Statistics
– 44% of the 3 million employees working behind a computer in NL
have complaints of neck, back, shoulders or arms
– Dutch companies have an average annual absenteeism of 5.5%
• Source – Statline, CBS
• Cost
– 650,000 employees report sick and are absent as a consequence of
these complaints. This absenteeism costs Dutch organizations
€1,26 billion (milliard) annually in salary alone.
• Cost in the USA is $50 billion (milliard)
– The actual costs are much higher when lost productivity,
replacement and medical expenditures are added.
• Source - http://hr.monsterboard.nl/articles/RSI/
Do you know the statistics and cost of absenteeism in your company?
90% of NL companies do not.

3. The Causes
• Lack of Employee awareness or prevention
• Lack of Employer investment or support
• Less than optimal body condition
• Poor ergonomics of the work area
• Too long sitting behind a PC without break
• Bad posture
• Repetitive movements
• Hectic work schedule and pressure
• Personal and professional stress
Which causes are present in your company?

4. €1.26 milliard lost - Why so expensive??
• Lower productivity
• Lost time to seek medical advice – [verlet-uren]
• Long and short-term absenteeism
• Lost revenue due to absence
• Replacement costs during absence
• Arbodienst services to manage the case
• WAO disability costs for extended periods
• Large increase in company-wide WAO costs for each long term sick
employee during 2-5 years
• Re-integration costs to come back to work
• Sanctions from the Arbeidsinspectie
What is the cost in your company?

5. What about your company?
• What is the annual absenteeism percentage in your
company?
• What is the cost of this absenteeism?
We can calculate it: www.verzuimkosten.nl
• Payroll amount (monthly, annual, avg./emp.)
• Number of full and part-time workers
What measures does your company do to reduce these?

6. A FOCUS ON PREVENTION
• The In Optima Forma Concept from Salbar enables companies and their employees to take
responsibility for their health using a comprehensive package of technology, medicine,
service and individualized attention by university degree health experts.
• In Optima Forma provides a detailed assessment and treatment program followed by
ongoing monitoring designed to prevent absenteeism and improve performance
• The result saves companies money by reducing absenteeism due to work stress, illness and
injury, while increasing productivity, employee job satisfaction and loyalty

7. Salbar Health Concept In Optima Forma
• Health Assessment - all employees
– Detailed questioning, interview, Spine and Nervous System
Scan, physical examination
– Extranet database with individual tracking
• Ergonomic Assessment – all employees
– Group and individual evaluation and adjustment
• Physiotherapy and Deep Tissue Massage Program for “at risk”
employees
– Bi-weekly on-site visits by registered therapists
• Monitoring Program – all employees
– Private personal reviews with employees
– Group statistical reporting and control for Management
All services performed on-site on a Quarterly Basis

8. Annual Program
In Optima Forma Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Health Assessment All
Spine & Nervous All All
System Scan plus
Physiotherapist
Consultation & Advice
Ergonomic All Group
Assessment
Physiotherapy & Deep All At Risk At Risk At Risk
Tissue Massage,
Prevention session
Health Monitoring All All All All

9. Proven Effectiveness in Case histories
• Salbar has developed their health concept over the last three
years with MEOS Dedigate, an ICT company, reducing their
absenteeism from 8% to 2%, with a Return on Investment of
51% before taxes and 133% after taxes
– reference letter available.
• Salbar has worked with Wolter Kluwer Publishers to reduce
their annual absenteeism by 2% in one year, with a return on
investment of 48%
– research report available
• In addition to the financial savings, 96% of the employees at
Wolter Kluwer found the program beneficial for their personal
and professional health.
A low cost benefit with a high payoff!

10. Imagine your company
In Optima Forma…
• Financial Savings estimation
– With your company data, let us calculate the financial
savings and Return On Investment possible with Salbar
– Salbar expenses are
100% tax deductible
• We welcome you to try It
– Spine and Nervous
System Scan
– Massage therapy