Upper Management and the Company Executives Launch a Lot of Programs In Order To Trim Down The Costs Associated With Employee Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse and to Enhance Worker Communication, Self Esteem, and Personal Success
Heather is a forty-nine-year-old woman who is the top administrator in the human resources department at a large aluminum fabricating company. In order to cut the costs correlated with work related injuries, excessive sick days, poor employee work performance, increasing absenteeism, and employee alcoholism and alcohol abuse, Heather and the other members of top management implemented some programs that made the work environment substantially more productive, healthy, and safe.
As an illustration, fourteen years ago Heather and the other members of top management instituted an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the workers had access to quality psychological counseling for their personal problems that could negatively affect their work performance, personal well being, and their health.
Top Management Erects a Technologically Advanced Exercise and Workout Room Complete With Exercise Charts, Mirrors, Weights, Scales, a Professional Trainer During Business Hours, and Exercise Equipment
As another example, approximately eight-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other company leaders assembled a technologically advanced workout and exercise room complete with mirrors, weights, a personal trainer during business hours, scales, many different types of exercise equipment, and exercise charts.
Not only this, but about four-and-a-half years ago Heather and the other company leaders invested in a purification system that filters all the water that is accessible all through the building complex. Similarly, three years ago, Heather and the other members of upper management started a “walking club” that is essentially intended for workers who want to work on their cardiovascular system.
Upper Management Starts a Weight-Watchers Class and Signs Up a Weight-Loss Nurse to Manage the Program
As another example, nearly a year-and-a-half ago, Heather and the other company leaders sponsored a “Weight-Watchers” class that at present meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:00 PM until 6:00 PM. In addition, the company administrators hired a weight-loss nurse to manage the program.
Similarly, a year-and-a-half ago Heather and the other members of upper management launched a “Stop Smoking Club” for workers who want to stop smoking.
In the last six months, in conjunction with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other company administrators initiated an “Anger Management” class for workers who want to get a better handle on their temper.
The Company Leaders Institute An Alcohol and Drug Testing Program
In the last three months, Heather and the other company leaders put into operation a alcohol and drug testing program that is related to their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. In fact, Heather is the main individual in the company responsible for getting the message out to all the employees about the drug and alcohol testing program as well as the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program.
One of the key components of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Thursday after work. The main idea with this class is informing workers that abusive drinking and depression frequently happen in the same individual. It is hoped that understanding this information can help a person address both medical conditions and get the alcohol rehabilitation and mental health counseling he or she needs.
Top Management Institutes an Alcohol Statistics and Facts Class
Another fairly recent enhancement to the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcohol Statistics and Facts.” The reasoning behind this alcohol statistics facts class is the reality that quite a few individuals are unsuccessful in their attempt to understand the total impact of the results of alcoholism and alcohol abuse without first getting exposed to some of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics and facts that are available. Consequently, one of the objectives of this class is to provide a variety of alcohol abuse and alcoholism facts and statistics in order to help workers gain a better comprehension of the many of problems that are correlated with excessive and hazardous drinking and how they can avert these difficulties from transpiring.
Most recently, Heather and the other company executives, by way of observations from workers, initiated a class that centers directly on severe drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Friday morning an hour before work and focuses predominantly on the differences between alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the kinds of rehabilitation that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as people who drink in a hazardous manner.
Although every single one of these preventative maintenance and health programs was not inexpensive, the company leaders think that they are many thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their workers with a healthy, safe, and more productive working situation.
