The proposal recommends establishing an on-site fitness facility for employees of Heimark Distributing to improve employee health, decrease injuries and healthcare costs, and increase productivity. It cites benefits like healthier employees, higher productivity, and lower absenteeism and presents a survey showing employees would feel appreciated and use an on-site gym. The goals are to decrease injuries by 20% in the first year and reduce costs while boosting productivity and efficiency.
2. WHAT?
To establish an on site fitness center for employee use, to make healthier and
physically capable employees.
Provide employees with a well maintained fitness facility that they have access to
anytime during reasonable hours to maintain the best physical health.
3. BENEFITS
• Healthier employees
• Increase in productivity levels
• Decrease in employee healthcare costs
• Decrease in worker’s compensation due to injuries on the job
• Decrease in absenteeism and overtime
• Employees will feel appreciate therefore the employee turnover rate will drop
• Increase in motivation and quality of work by employees
4. WHAT DO EMPLOYEES THINK?
Would you feel appreciated at work if you were provided a fitness center to
use?
Yes No
5. WOULD EMPLOYEES USE IT?
If Heimark had a fitness facility on property would you use it?
Yes No
6. GOALS
• Decrease employees injuries by 20% in the first year
• Decrease healthcare costs
• Decrease absenteeism
• Increase productivity and efficiency
7. CONCLUSION
Heimark has the space and the resources to put gym on property for employee use.
Giving employees free access to a gym on property will allow employees to
maintain optimal physical shape and will lead to a decrease in work related injuries.
With healthier employees the employer cost of healthcare will decrease as well as
an increase in productivity. An investment in the health of employees is an
investment in the company.
