Lower Health Care Costs

All companies manage risks to their businesses, yet many ignore what may be the greatest – the risk of work stress to employee health and corporate profitability. Although they try to lower health care costs, most fail to manage workplace stress, which is a confirmed threat both to employee health and the bottom line.^1-2

WORKPLACE STRESS IS COSTLY

Job stress costs American industry more than $300 billion a year in:^3-4

• Stress-induced accidents
• Absenteeism
• Employee turnover
• Diminished productivity
• Direct medical, legal and insurance costs
• Workers compensation awards

Over 50% of corporate profits now go for healthcare costs versus only 7% three decades ago.⁵