Employees who participate in their corporate wellness programs take less than half as many sick days as those who do not, according to a new research report. And companies that offer incentives to encourage employee participation have substantially more participants.
According to new research by Maritz Poll, a division of St. Louis–based incentive and motivation firm Maritz Inc., employees who do not participate in wellness programs took an average of 4.44 sick days per year. Those who participate infrequently took 3.35 days. But those who participate on a regular, weekly basis took just 2.17 days of sick leave.
Companies with incentives attached to wellness programs saw 23 percent of employees participate in wellness programs, compared with just 16 percent at firms without incentives.
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