Wednesday, November 1, 2017

6 clever perks companies offer to encourage a healthy lifestyle - from extra time off for non-smokers to free fitness classes

Asana provides executive- and life-coaching to all employees.

Asana provides executive- and life-coaching to all employees.

Every employee at the task organization company, not just those in leadership roles, gets access to one-on-one life coaching and professional mentorship.

The meetups don't necessarily need to focus on work. People can meet to discuss their personal goals, attitudes, and general philosophies on life that may be holding them back.

Workers at Salesforce get seven days off to be used toward volunteering.

Workers at Salesforce get seven days off to be used toward volunteering.

The cloud computing giant has a firm belief that volunteering time off, or VTO, is just as important as PTO.

As such, employees are given seven paid VTO days and the opportunity for $10,000 grants to be used toward the foundation of their choice if they rank among the top employees in volunteer hours.

A wealth of scientific research has found generosity breeds happiness more than receiving gifts.

Reebok gives employees access to free fitness classes.

Reebok gives employees access to free fitness classes.

A longtime partner with CrossFit, Reebok offers its corporate employees free access to the in-house CrossFit gym and yoga studio that are open for 12 hours between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The company also hosts Campus Fitness Days that gather employees together for hiking, dancing, yoga, and other forms of group exercise.

FullContact pays each employee $7,500 a year to take vacation.

FullContact pays each employee $7,500 a year to take vacation.

The content management company began its policy of paid paid vacations back in 2012.

Each year, employees are given a $7,500 stipend to be used exclusively for vacations. They're told not to use their phones or do work of any kind while away.

The time is on top of the 15 days of regular paid vacation.

Netflix offers new parents a full year of paid leave.

Netflix offers new parents a full year of paid leave.

In an effort to give new parents flexibility during the new stage of their lives, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings began offering all full-time employees a year of unlimited paid leave in 2015.

Both parents can take as much time off as they need during the child's first year of life.

Non-smokers get 6 extra days off at Japanese firm Pilia Inc.

Non-smokers get 6 extra days off at Japanese firm Pilia Inc.

Takao Asuka, CEO of the Tokyo-based marketing firm, has said he wants to help curb his employees' smoking habits through incentives. (Japan's national smoking rate is 21.7%, compared to the US rate of 15.1%.)

Since September 2017, his solution has been to award non-smokers an extra six days off in vacation time.

The six days are theoretically equal to all the 15-minute breaks smokers will take throughout the year.


Source: Business Insider India