- The Canadian Life Assurance Company found that the turnover rate for fitness program participants was 32.4% lower than the average over a seven-year period.
- Toronto Life Assurance found that employee turnover for those enrolled in the company's fitness program was 1.5% versus 15% for non-participants.
- Municipal employees in Toronto missed 3.35 fewer days in the first six months of their "Metro Fit" fitness programs than employees not enrolled in the program.
- BC Hydro employees enrolled in a work-sponsored fitness program had a turnover rate of 3.5% compared with the company average of 10.3%.
- Canada Life in Toronto showed a return on investment of $3.40 on each corporate dollar invested on reduced turnover, productivity gains and decreased medical claims.
- Dr. Roy Shephard found corporate wellness programs returned a cumulative economic benefit of $500 - $700 per worker per year (MacEwan University, Centre for Sport and Wellness) https://www.macewan.ca/web/services/corp_learning/health/Index.cfm?MenuOption=3&Line=13.
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