|
CARE
NZ’S ROLE IS TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR YOU WHICH MAKE SENSE
The direct financial cost, not to mention the human cost, of alcohol
and drug abuse and dependence is huge to industry as well as society.
It is conservatively estimated to be $180 million per year to
employers and increasing with the increasing ease of supply.
Substance abuse can be the cause of absenteeism, accidents, injury,
death, poor work quality and costly mistakes, reduced morale,
productivity loss, staff turnover, co-worker disputes, property
damage and theft.
Did you know that
- collectively
employers loose in vicinity of $4.6 billion in productivity
due to absenteeism. The direct impact on business is an estimated
average 8% of payroll with the indirect impact likely to be
closer to 20%
- employees
take over 3.8 million days off work
- up
to 230,000 employees are at risk from alcohol and drug abuse
related problems
- up
to 9% of men, and up to 3% of women 'take an alcoholic drink
first thing in the morning', 32% of men and 16% of women meet
clinical criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence over the
course of their lifetime and more than 6.1 percent of New
Zealanders suffer from substance abuse or dependence at some
point in their life
- the
cost to New Zealand business of drug and alcohol abuse alone
is conservatively estimated at $180 million. This does not
include its contribution to workplace accidents and injury
- the
cost to New Zealand business of absenteeism from illness and
injury was an estimated $3 billion
And
that
- employees
with substance abuse problems can cost between 25 - 50% of
their salary through low productivity, sickness and accidents
- for
every dollar invested a return of at least seven can be gained
through in returning an affected employee to full productivity
- unexpected
absenteeism rises annually - in 2007 it rose to about 2.9
sick days for every 100 work days
- in
US, Canada, Germany and Poland, between 10% and 13% of full
time employees drink excessively and between 5% and 8% used
illicit drugs regularly
Care
NZ work with you and your business to develop tailored solutions.
We provide:
- proven
in drug and alcohol abuse programmes, covering prevention,
assessment and treatment for individuals and industry
- tailored
drug, alcohol and abseteeism programmes to fit your individual
business and employees’ requirements
- an
integrated substance abuse, treatment and absenteeism solution
- comprehensive
reporting standards including measurement of progress, outcomes
and costs
- a
comprehensive register of nationwide specialist counsellors
and case managers
- leading
edge, research based clinical drug and alcohol counselling
and education programmes
- strong,
established relationships with health professionals and industry
associates nationwide
- outpatient
and referral to residential services
To
find out more information about how we can assist your organisation,
please contact us.
|
