Motorola: Corporate Wellness Case Study

What began more than a decade ago as a pilot program in two locations, has now developed into a global plan for Motorola. The employer’s Corporate Wellness is run by the Global Rewards team consisting of more than 50 staff members and funded by an annual grant. Programs are consistently judged on their ability to deliver a positive return on investment and profit the collective Motorola community. overriding, the program reaches more than 30,000 staff members, family members and retirees.

Corporate Wellness Features:

• The employer provides no cost membership for active staff members to Wellness Centers located at 8 United States sites (retirees pay a small fee).
• Staff Members at locations without a Wellness Center receive $240 to help cover the cost of a membership at a qualifying fitness center.
• In 2003, the employer provided flu immunizations to more than 11,000 staff members, dependents and retirees at 70 on-Site locations.
• Motorola holds hundreds of health education classes each year for staff members.

Corporate Wellness Solutions:

• Among staff members who regularly used on-Site Motorola Wellness Centers or an alternate fitness center the employer saved $3.93 for every $1 it invested, according to data from 2000.
• Participating staff members cost $6.5 million dollars less in lifestyle-related health care expenses than non-participants.
• Corporate Wellness participants experienced annual Medical Care cost rises of 2.5%, compared to 18% rises for non-participants.