Honestly, giving bonuses for employees having healthy habits seems fine. It’s not like anyone is entitled to bonuses, they’re not “withholding” bonuses or anything, they’re just giving extra incentives to live well.
I’m disabled, if I worked at that company they would absolutely be withholding something from me, as well as plain old discriminating against me for my disability.
Fuck this hyper-capitalist ableist bullshit, and fuck cheering it on.
Fuck that noise. I workout 5 days per week, either doing martial arts or lifting. I can’t run because of a knee that got routered out from an infection. So, despite the fact that I’m far healthier than the slobs I work with, I get no bonus? Yeah, fuck that.
It’s also noted that other activities count toward the targets: running is calculated as 1:1; mountain climbing is calculated as 1:0.6; and walking is calculated as 1:0.3. Workers record their exercises and distances using fitness apps.
From the article. Although if being healthy is their goal then they better also provide free healthcare and yearly check up.
It doesn’t have to be specifically running, you could theoretically have a list of healthy activities/diet/etc and people can earn up to x% bonus by doing them, let people mix and match activities as their health/body allows. If someone can’t do any of the activities due to health reasons exceptions could be made.
you could theoretically have a list of healthy activities/diet/etc and people can earn up to x% bonus by doing them, let people mix and match activities as their health/body allows. I
Or, you know, just pay your employees enough and give them enough time off and watch their fucking health skyrocket. This is not being done for the benefit of the employees.
Also, if you have to create exceptions for disabled people in your scheme, you are by definition excluding and discriminating against them.
Honestly, giving bonuses for employees having healthy habits seems fine. It’s not like anyone is entitled to bonuses, they’re not “withholding” bonuses or anything, they’re just giving extra incentives to live well.
I’m disabled, if I worked at that company they would absolutely be withholding something from me, as well as plain old discriminating against me for my disability.
Fuck this hyper-capitalist ableist bullshit, and fuck cheering it on.
China is “hyper-capitalist”? 🤔
Yes.
Fuck that noise. I workout 5 days per week, either doing martial arts or lifting. I can’t run because of a knee that got routered out from an infection. So, despite the fact that I’m far healthier than the slobs I work with, I get no bonus? Yeah, fuck that.
From the article. Although if being healthy is their goal then they better also provide free healthcare and yearly check up.
China, so healthcare is baked in.
It doesn’t have to be specifically running, you could theoretically have a list of healthy activities/diet/etc and people can earn up to x% bonus by doing them, let people mix and match activities as their health/body allows. If someone can’t do any of the activities due to health reasons exceptions could be made.
Or, you know, just pay your employees enough and give them enough time off and watch their fucking health skyrocket. This is not being done for the benefit of the employees.
Also, if you have to create exceptions for disabled people in your scheme, you are by definition excluding and discriminating against them.
The article states specifically running with specific distance milestones.
Yeah, I was just talking about the idea of providing incentives for healthy activities as a general concept.
Fuck employees with cancer or other medical conditions!