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April 28th, 2003
By Angela Higley
Many organizations face the stiff challenge of attracting and retaining good employees, as the most valuable employees can often take their pick of excellent jobs due to their high qualifications. Whether your company uses chair massage through a regular employee wellness or benefits package, or as part of an incentive program, a chair massage program can be an asset to your human resource department and your company.
The number of organizations that offer massage therapy to lower stress and improve productivity is growing every year. A workplace massage therapy programs help to increase job satisfaction and create a caring environment that employees really appreciate. And a massage program can even help attract skilled workers in the first place!
Corporate chair massage has quickly become one of the most popular and requested benefits in the workplace today. The physical demands of long hours at the computer and the high stress of the new marketplace have made all forms of work stress reduction increasingly necessary. A good chair massage reduces fatigue and tension for greater productivity and safety.
Benefits of chair massage include:
- Decreased workoffice stress
- Improved morale
- Increased productivity
- Decreased stress-related absenteeism
- Benefit to employee hiring and retention
A Medibank Private study found that the healthiest Australian employees are almost three times more productive than their unhealthy colleagues. Unhealthy employees take up to nine times more sick leave than their healthy colleagues. Poor employee health and absenteeism is costing Australian businesses $7 billion annually.
Employers have a unique opportunity to improve the health and well-being of their employees. Employers can better understand and potentially influence the health problems and unhealthy lifestyles of their employees. Health problems and unhealthy lifestyles of employees often result in reduced worker performance, increased absenteeism and stress. |
