Les Affaires / Management, Saturday, October 14, 2006, p. 41
For every dollar spent on health promotion, the investment return ranges from $4 to $8. Poor worker health has a significantly negative impact on the health of organizations. Investing in prevention is therefore a sound business decision.

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Many studies have shown the relationship between worker health and business productivity. According to the Staying @ Work research conducted by Watson Wyatt, the direct and indirect costs due to absenteeism can represent up to 20 percent of the total payroll – now that’s a taxing figure.

La Presse - Actualités, October 18, 2006
Dissatisfied workers miss work 2 ½ times more often than those who are satisfied.

Le Devoir, October 18, 2006
Canadians facing stress and depression
8.6 percent of Canadians are dissatisfied with their jobs; the proportions are similar in Quebec. Statistics Canada survey (Health Reports: Job satisfaction, stress and depression).

Le Journal de Montréal, October 10, 2006
Our public servants are not well

La Presse - Actuel, September, 17, 2006
Depression is related to job satisfaction

Global Business and Economic Roundtable on Addiction and Mental Health, 2004
A single case of depression results in 40 lost workdays or $10,000 per employee.

Watson Wyatt, 2000
The direct and indirect costs – including the costs related to replacing employees, such as the loss in productivity – now represent an alarming 17 percent of the total payroll.

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1998
A study conducted in 2000 by the insurance broker AON revealed that 54 percent of employees find work so stressful they feel drained.
Being present at work does not guarantee productivity. Here are a few examples of “presenteeism” in the workplace:
An employee with a migraine is 60 percent less effective at work (presenteesim).

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, December 2005
An employee suffering from the flu will be less productive at work for an average of 3.5 days.