Low morale, inadequate training are drags on worker productivity
Recently, there was an interesting entry at the Health as Human Capital Foundation's blog on what really affects worker productivity.
Contrary to popular belief, health issues don't have as much impact on producitivity as many employers and insurance companies claim that they do.
The foundation recently completed a national survey of 1,800 employees in all categories of employment and found that health issues were not the overwhelming reason for low performance at work. The top reasons were low employee morale, low motivation, poor communication and not enough training.
With the spiraling costs of health care premiums from insurance companies, this is an interesting take on what really keeps an employee from functioning on the job..