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Transforming America - Wellness in the Workplace

4/13/2018

 
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The most serious health risks are behaviors that relate to lack of exercise, poor diet, and substance abuse including alcohol and tobacco.  These are the toughest health risks to tackle, present the highest cost for group wellness plans, and represent only a small portion of the employee population.

Many employers have elected to fund a wellness plan geared toward health promotion in the workplace, but they need help to achieve a higher level of productivity as an end result. Health Promotion in the Workplace: Shifting FocusAmerica’s diet-related health risks have gradually become an outcome of the food and beverage industry, media marketing tactics and a lack of enforcement of American food guidelines in the public eye.

While many larger companies have more of a financial cushion from which to fund health promotion in the workplace, smaller companies are squashed under the burden of health care costs. The extent to which the overall poor level of American’s health affects every aspect of well-being is more suitably addressed as a national problem over and above a worksite effort.

From this perspective, government assistance for health promotion in the workplace would appropriate wellness plans where they are most needed. These sorts of initiatives would shift the cultural focus from one of ambivalence to one of health promotion in the workplace.

Health Promotion in the Workplace: A Social EventA strong advantage of implementing wellness plans at the worksite is the social aspect of employee-employee contact. Close-knit or even quasi-social groupings reinforce positive health promotion in the workplace.

These attitudes are carried over into the homes of the employees. Other options which lend themselves to socialization are outdoor exercise trails, running clubs, lunch health and wellness tutorials, and the sharing and posting of free educational materials.

Health Promotion in the Workplace: Allocating FundsOn average, ten percent of any given payroll is allocated to health benefits for employees. Of this ten percent, some provision should be made for wellness programs that foster health promotion in the workplace and promote health risk reduction.

Addressing the employee population as a group to determine how the ten percent is divided has shown to produce greater changes in productivity levels for companies that have used this kind of input than for companies that have not.

Health Promotion in the Workplace: Six Elements of SuccessThat wellness programs are a benefit to the health of people in the United States is not so much in question as how wellness plans are applied to achieving health promotion in the workplace. Experts agree that the presence of: health education, links to related employee services, supportive physical and social environments for health improvement, integration of health promotion into the organization’s culture, and employee screenings followed by adequate treatment are the key components.

The presence of these six qualifiers is the common denominator to employers who have received a return on their wellness program investment. Unfortunately, only 6.9% of wellness plans have these elements within their design.

Overall, employees embrace the idea of health promotion in the workplace. Wellness programs portray that the employers value their employees and care about their health. Employees who hold their employers in a higher regard function better and are more productive.


We have the tailored solutions and shared industry-leading results you seek! Let us show you our options for unique employee experiences and how Meliora can Change the Way You Manage Your Employee Wellness Platform!

Contact Ellen Edgington directly at 817-869-1320 or ellenb@melioratech.com 
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Taxes - One Last Look

4/6/2018

 
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  • Every April of the year is the income tax deadline looms. Here are tips on how to tackle your tax season with confidence!
1. Know the new laws about tax. Sometimes, they make a major change on the tax laws and those changes will be applied this 2018. It is a good idea to familiarize yourself on the impacts of these changes to you taxes. You will likely see changes in your paycheck that started last
February.
2. Get organized. Some employees just wait the last minute to process their taxes. You would want to keep all the receipts and relevant documents you have throughout the year before the tax season. Make sure the information you have matches all your paystubs. Then find
your last year’s return tax, real estate documentation, or even your proof of charitable donations during the year. Receipts for business, as well as medical or education expenses are something to consider.
3. Honesty.Be honest when filling out your taxes. It might be tempting to fudge the numbers but it is not worth the risk. You will be liable to what you reported if you’re audited. Stay on the safe side.
4. Filing status.This section can be easy if you are filing single and have no children or dependents and only one job. You just have to check with your accountant and see if you can claim head of household status. Filing status also changes if you are married or filing jointly.
5. Retirement. Investors may also want to consider the allocations for their retirement savings plan. You also might want to look into your 401-K or other employer contributions and how that affects your taxable income.
6. Decide what to itemize. Individuals who have higher incomes typically itemize deductions to lower what they owe and to get some of these expenses refunded. Check with your accountant if you can lower your tax burden by deducting expenses.
● State and local taxes
● Medical expenses
● Charitable contributions
● Health insurance
● Mortgage interest
● Losses to your home or business because of natural disasters
7. Know when to file your taxes this in 2018. Knowing the due day of your returns is the most important. However, if for instance youare a business owner or you are self-employed, you may be required to pay your taxes on a quarterly basis. The returns are due by the 15th of the month that ends every quarter.
Tax Changes You Need To Know In 2018 Check for these changes and the limits for each item with your accountant.
● Personal Exemption
● Standard Deductions
● Child Tax Credit
● State and Local Taxes

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