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Promoting Safe, Healthy & Wealthy Workplaces

The Employee Wellbeing Programme (EWP)

Ghana Business Coalition on Employee Wellbeing

(GBCEW)

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Importance of company assets

• Crucial for the company’s success• Must be safeguarded and protected, e.g. machines,

ingredients, property rights• Continuous investment in assets necessary• “Our employees are one of our most valuable assets”• Staff is also one of the most vulnerable assets


Some health stats

• Malaria is the number one cause of medical consultations• Almost 30% of the Ghanaian adult population are overweight • 30-40% have high blood pressure, of which half of them are not

aware • 9% have diabetes• Consumption of fruit and vegetables in Ghana is among the

lowest worldwide • Most women with breast cancer have felt the lump already

months ago but go for treatment when the disease is advanced• 1/3 of women have an unmet need for family planning and risk

to get pregnant without wanting it


Health and safety at work (ILO)

• Every 15 seconds, 160 workers have a work-related accident, many of these resulting in extended absences from work

• Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work-related accident or disease = 6,300 people daily and 2.3 million annually


Importance of company assets

• Staff is also one of the most vulnerable assets• Employee wellbeing programmes improve reliability of

staff performance• EWPs improve the work output both in quantity and

quality, reduce cost, and enhance your company’s profitability


What is employee wellbeing?

• Wellbeing is more than physical health• Health = A state of complete physical, mental and social well-

being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO, 1946).

• Employee wellbeing = creation of an positive and healthy environment to promote a state of satisfaction which allows an employee to flourish and achieve their full potential for the benefit of themselves and their organization (CIPD).

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Examples of impact of EWPs (1)

• Fit Business project at Unilever: 2,000 employees got advice on diet / exercise and had their blood pressure and BMI monitored for a year – The percentage of overweight participants fell

by 26% for factory workers and 9% for office staff. – The participants were also found to be feeling happier

• Blue Shield of California: healthy food options, gym and exercise classes at no charge (2008-2012): – Regular physical activity increased by 32%.– Rates of high blood pressure decreased by 66%.– Smoking rates dropped by 48%.

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• Reviewing 55 wellbeing programs (Black report), Price Waterhouse Coopers found a reduction of – sick leave in 82% of the companies – staff turnover in 33% of the companies and – accidents and injuries in 29% of the companies

• The Royal Mail in UK reduced average annual sick leave from 16 to 10 days saving the organization £230m

• Staff turnover reduced from 19% to 9% at Biltmore Tourism Enterprise: “Employees who participate in our wellbeing programs do not leave”

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• Johnson & Johnson since 1995: – Drop in the rate of smoking by more than two-thirds; – Decline in the rate of high blood pressure and of

physically inactive employees by more than half; – Savings of $250 million on health care costs over 10 yrs; – Return of $2.71 for every dollar spent (2002 – 2008)

• The Anderson Cancer Center achieved within six years: – 80% decline in lost work days– 64% decline in modified-duty days– $1.5 million cost savings (=lost days x average pay rate)– 50% decline in workers’ insurance premiums

• CDC: Companies with comprehensive EWPs and appropriate health plans can yield 3-6$ for each $ invested over 2-5 years

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Evidence from Ghana (1)

• AngloGold Ashanti, 2006 monthly: – 6800 malaria cases in the public hospital including

2500 AngloGold workers– Malaria treatment cost for staff= $55000

• Comprehensive malaria control programme; 2012: – 300-400 malaria cases, incl. about 150 mine workers– Treatment cost went down to $1000 .

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• Goldfields Ghana Ltd, 2010-2012: – dramatic improvements in average fitness index scores from

60% to 86%– HIV prevalence in staff = 1% (below national average), no

new infections detected. – Reduction of 20% in average annual sick leave (from 5.5 days

to 4.4 days).• Twifo Oil Palm Plantation: prevalence of the parasite that causes

river blindness in staff fell from 90% (2006) to 5% (2012)

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Dramatic improvement of blood pressure levels among GCNet staff

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Costs related to the lack of EWPs

• Increased medical expenses / high health insurance premiums• Lower staff productivity (short term absenteeism, employee

morale, presenteeism, visits to the sick and of funerals etc.) • Expenses for replacements, e.g.:

– Recruitment and training– Lower quality and quantity output in the beginning– Costs of errors

• Interruptions of work following accidents• Costs of delivery delays, loss of clients• Legal costs (law cases)• Compromised image in society, impact of consumer boycotts

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Costs due to sick leave

Case: hypothetical company in Ghana, 100 employees, average monthly salary = 1000 GHC• 100 x 1000 GHC x 12 months = 1,200,000 GHC annual salary• Average 18 work days per month: each day of sick leave per

employee costs 55.56 GHC • One day of average sick leave = 5,556 GHC• Five days of average sick leave = 27,778 GHC


Costs due to presenteeism

Case: hypothetical company in Ghana, 100 employees, average monthly salary = 1000 GHC, daily salary = 55.56 GHC• 100 x 1000 GHC x 12 months = 1,200,000 GHC annual salary• One hour of one employee not working: 6.94 GHC• One hour on average of staff not working: 694 GHC• One hour on average per week of staff not working: 30,000 GHC• One hour daily on average of staff not working: 150,000 GHC


The EWP Concept

Staff, Family & Community

SOCIAL PROTECTION

CEWPEWP

POLICY

HEALTH & SAFETY

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Environmental Health

Insurances:Health,Property, Accident, Life

Retirement Preparedness

Financial Wellness

Pandemic Preparedness

Business Continuity Planning

COORDINATIO

NM& E SYSTEM

Preventive

Occupational Safety

Curative

Psycho-Social

Disaster Preparedness


GBCEW – who are we?

• NGO with many years of experience in the planning and execution of health workplace programmes

• Membership scheme• Over 40 member companies, among them


Our offer

• Assistance in the design of an employee wellbeing policy and the setup of a work plan

• Expert talks and workshops on a variety of health and financial topics• Training and continuous support of the company’s EWP staff• In depth training of EWP staff on selected topics (peer education)• On- and offsite screening activities• Provision of low cost health products (condoms, bed nets)• Supply of IEC materials• Assistance in the development of business continuity plans for

emergency preparedness and of safe and healthy workplaces • Monitoring of the success of the company’s EWP


How to set up an EWP?

• Best in collaboration with an expert in workplace programmes, such as GBCEW, in order to – Get guidance with the priorities– Have access to a vast network of health and other experts– Save time and effort– Avoid typical trial and error approaches– Get your EWP operational quickly


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