HR Morning » weight http://www.hrmorning.com Your daily dose of HR Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:34:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Study: Disturbing trend on employee health http://www.hrmorning.com/study-disturbing-trend-on-employee-health/ http://www.hrmorning.com/study-disturbing-trend-on-employee-health/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:20:14 +0000 Jim Giuliano http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=2977 As firms continue to fight for their survival in the current recession, an increasing number of their employees have moved up a weight class – or two.

According to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey, 43% of U.S. workers have gained weight in their current jobs.

A combination of stress over the current economy and poor eating habits seems to be spurring the increased weight gain in the U.S. workforce.
Just how much weight are employees packing on? According to the study:

* 25% have put on more than 10 lbs., and
* 12% have put on more than 20 lbs.

The study also dissected people’s eating habits and found:
• 39% of employees eat out for lunch two or more times per week
• 12% of employees buy lunch from a vending machine at least once a week
• 67% of employees snack at least once a day, and
• 24% of employees admit to snacking twice a day.

There’s a good deal of research that proves unhealthy staffers carry significantly higher healthcare costs. Taking a proactive approach to helping these employees can benefit their overall well-being, as well as your bottom line.

Fortunately, reversing bad habits doesn’t take a complete lifestyle overhaul. Experts stress that little things can have a tremendous impact in halting the weight gain, including:

• bringing a lunch to work
• making it a point to get up from your desk several times throughout the day
• taking walks during lunch breaks, and
• biking to/from work.

]]> http://www.hrmorning.com/study-disturbing-trend-on-employee-health/feed/ 4 Why the floors at work seem to be sagging http://www.hrmorning.com/why-the-floors-at-work-seem-to-be-sagging/ http://www.hrmorning.com/why-the-floors-at-work-seem-to-be-sagging/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 10:45:38 +0000 Jim Giuliano http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=171 A, uh, wide survey of the U.S. workforce reveals that 45% of workers have gained weight in the last year.  The survey even shows which professions gained the most weight.

The survey of 7,600 people was done by CareerBuilder.com. Some of the more weighty results:

  • 26% said they gained more than 10 pounds. 
  • 12% said they gained more than 20 pounds.
  • 50% of women gained weight, compared to 42% of men. 
  • The biggest weight-gainers: those in the financial industry. More than half (53%) said they gained weight. Next in line: government workers, at 52%.
  • The smallest gainers came from leisure and hospitality, 41%, and retail, 36%. 

More related tasty tidbits: 

  • 38% of those surveyed said they ate out for lunch at least twice a week.
  • 12% said they often got lunch from a vending machine. 
  • 66% snack at least once a day; 25% at least twice a day. 

The writing manual says at this point in the story we’re supposed to give you advice on how to control your weight. However, since we at HR Morning have gained 12 pounds, you may want to look elsewhere for help.

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