Overweight Workers More Expensive For Employers?
Obesity appears to workers to their employers more healthy weight costs of workers, according to an analysis of the Duke University Medical Center. Obese employees file twice as many claims for compensation to employees with a healthy weight in comparison to the study. Overweight workers, unlike workers with normal weight, the extra day of work lost due to sickness or accident. The cost of medical treatment were seven times greater than the costs for employees who have a healthy weight, the researchers said. The study was based on the records of nearly 12,000 employees of Duke University in the different groups of workers such as landholdings, teachers, nurses and assistants. The specialists followed the connection between the individual body mass index (BMI) and Claims. The results showed that the category had been used with a BMI of forty or more nearly a dozen complaints per 100 employees compared to about six credits per 100 for workers with a normal weight. The researchers also Read more
