Workforce Conditioning: How would you proceed?

As part of a wellness initiative, you have been asked to analyze the rates and costs for absenteeism at Company Canada, based on smoking/non-smoking employee status.

The facts:

• Company Canada has 1000 employees.
• 20% of the workforce have self-identified as smokers.
• The absenteeism rate for smokers is 13 days per year per employee
• The absenteeism rate for non-smokers is 6 days per year per employee
• The average employee salary is $57,000 per year
• There are 252 work days per year

Step 1: Identify the following:

Total Number of Employees:
Total Number of non-smoking employees:
Total Number of employees who smoke:
Total possible work days:
Total Number absent days all employees:
Total number of absent days- non-smoking employees only:
Total number of absent days -smoking employees only :
Daily wage rate (round down):
Total cost of absenteeism per year:
Total cost of absenteeism - non-smoking employees only:
Total cost of absenteeism smoking employees only:

Step 2: Based on your analysis of the data (above) respond to the following:

What new attendance standard (new norm) would you recommend as part of a wellness initiative:

Number of absent days for all employees:

Number of absent days for non-smoking employees:

Number of absent days for employees who continue to smoke:

What specific programs would you recommend for this wellness initiative (identify 3 possible HR/wellness programs).

1.

2.

3.

One year from now, what are the measures or metrics that you would use to evaluate the success of this initiative?

Workforce Conditioning: How would you proceed?

As part of a wellness initiative, you have been asked to analyze the rates and costs for absenteeism at Company Canada, based on smoking/non-smoking employee status.

The facts:

• Company Canada has 1000 employees.
• 20% of the workforce have self-identified as smokers.
• The absenteeism rate for smokers is 13 days per year per employee
• The absenteeism rate for non-smokers is 6 days per year per employee
• The average employee salary is $57,000 per year
• There are 252 work days per year

Step 1: Identify the following:

Total Number of Employees:
Total Number of non-smoking employees:
Total Number of employees who smoke:
Total possible work days:
Total Number absent days all employees:
Total number of absent days- non-smoking employees only:
Total number of absent days -smoking employees only :
Daily wage rate (round down):
Total cost of absenteeism per year:
Total cost of absenteeism - non-smoking employees only:
Total cost of absenteeism smoking employees only:

Step 2: Based on your analysis of the data (above) respond to the following:

What new attendance standard (new norm) would you recommend as part of a wellness initiative:

Number of absent days for all employees:

Number of absent days for non-smoking employees:

Number of absent days for employees who continue to smoke:

What specific programs would you recommend for this wellness initiative (identify 3 possible HR/wellness programs).

1.

2.

3.

One year from now, what are the measures or metrics that you would use to evaluate the success of this initiative?

Workforce Conditioning: How would you proceed?

As part of a wellness initiative, you have been asked to analyze the rates and costs for absenteeism at Company Canada, based on smoking/non-smoking employee status.

The facts:

• Company Canada has 1000 employees.
• 20% of the workforce have self-identified as smokers.
• The absenteeism rate for smokers is 13 days per year per employee
• The absenteeism rate for non-smokers is 6 days per year per employee
• The average employee salary is $57,000 per year
• There are 252 work days per year

Step 1: Identify the following:

Total Number of Employees:
Total Number of non-smoking employees:
Total Number of employees who smoke:
Total possible work days:
Total Number absent days all employees:
Total number of absent days- non-smoking employees only:
Total number of absent days -smoking employees only :
Daily wage rate (round down):
Total cost of absenteeism per year:
Total cost of absenteeism - non-smoking employees only:
Total cost of absenteeism smoking employees only:

Step 2: Based on your analysis of the data (above) respond to the following:

What new attendance standard (new norm) would you recommend as part of a wellness initiative:
Number of absent days for all employees:
Number of absent days for non-smoking employees:
Number of absent days for employees who continue to smoke:
What specific programs would you recommend for this wellness initiative (identify 3 possible HR/wellness programs). 1. 2. 3.
One year from now, what are the measures or metrics that you would use to evaluate the success of this initiative?