Decrease Absenteeism

Absenteeism is extremely costly and can cripple an organization's performance. According to a 2002 study companies spent almost 15 percent of their payroll on absenteeism.

Not only is there the direct loss of wages, but there are incredible spill over expenses, including overtime, scheduling, re-training, lost productivity, diminished moral, turnover, and opportunity cost. These indirect costs are estimated to be about 35% above and beyond the direct cost of absenteeism. Absenteeism takes a heftier toll on knowledge-based industries where positions require more teamwork and interdependence, thus causing a severe ripple effect.

Over 50% of lost workdays are stress related. Most employees who miss work do so because they are having difficulties dealing with the day-to-day pressures of the job or because stress has taken its toll on their health.

Just three stress related problems -- back pain, headaches, and hypertension -- account for almost half of all absences. The estimated cost of absenteeism to American employers: over $30 billion. The cost to you as an employer for stress-related absenteeism is estimated to be about $600 per employee each year.

The Solution:

Stress is often dismissed as a significant workplace health issue. However, ignoring the issue and not taking action will not change the detrimental bottom line effects of stress-related absenteeism on your business. When you take into consideration the spill over cost of stress on your organization it only makes financial sense to be proactive.

It was fantastic! Thanks for your help! I am sure we will be calling you again! Dr. R. Wax, Mt. Sinai Hospital - Toronto, Ontario

Workplace massage can stop stress in its tracks. It is unlike almost any wellness initiative:

–	Instead of waiting for years to see effects, the results are immediate and unmistakably apparent
–	It appeals and is utilized by the people that need it most (compare that to smoking cessation programs for example)
–	It has a desirable benefit
–	It receives high utilization and requires very little internal promotion
–	It is easily implemented and requires no capital expenditure and no dedicated space
–	It takes very little time, less than a coffee break

Chair massage is one of the most cost-effective ways to get absenteeism costs under control. Call Massage On Wheels, Toronto's workplace massage specialist, at 416.704.8545 or toll free across Canada at 866.200.6696 or contact us online to find out how we can help.

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