Healthcare at the workplace, success or failure?

Programmes targeting employee health with various incentives and promotions have become popular but their success has not always been clear. Photo: TNS

Company wellness and weight control programmes sound like a good idea, but are they good business?

A recent journal article says no and its authors recommend that employers abandon these programmes, which they call unproven and ineffective, while a Pittsburgh-area business group leader insists employers must keep looking for ways to improve the health of their workforce.