Should employers measure their employees’ waistlines?
According to a brand new programme known as Around the World in a two methods, chubby Brits journey to Japan, the place employers measure employees’ waistline to maintain their nation trim.
Around the World in 80 Weighs follows six individuals from throughout Britain who’re every residing with weight problems as they journey throughout continents to be taught in regards to the weight problems disaster in numerous nations.
In a debate in GBM this morning, it was requested whether or not we should always do the identical to sort out the weight problems disaster right here?
Debating the subject had been businessman and winner of The Apprentice Tim Campbell, and radio presenter and broadcaster Danielle Broadbent. Danielle mentioned that worker weigh ins are ‘ridiculous’, whereas Tim mentioned he helps them.
He mentioned: ‘I feel employers have an obligation of care to their workers to ensure they’re as productive as doable. And a component of productiveness is about absenteeism.’
Broadcaster Danielle Broadbent (pictured, left) and businesss man Tim Campbell (pictured, proper) had completely different opinions on whether or not employers ought to measure their workers
According to the programme, employers in Japan can measure their workers to verify their well being
Tim continued: ‘Measuring round your waist is a key indicator of well being challenges or well being issues like blood stress, ldl cholesterol, all of the issues that we would like.
‘I need my workers to be as wholesome as doable. And that is my job as an employer.’
Host Susanna requested Danielle: ‘In Japan, they’ve a document low ranges of weight problems in order that they’re doing one thing proper aren’t they?;
Danielle responded that: ‘They are doing one thing proper, however I’m a robust believer that if [I don’t have the waist size] they need the ladies to have in Japan, that does not imply I’m not productive.
‘I’m a prime biller in each firm I’ve ever labored in.
‘So it is a sense of you already know, I feel that in the event you’re motivated…and you might be completely satisfied in your job and productive, it should not matter…what dimension garments you put on.’
She continued: ‘I’ve bought my appraisal on Monday and I’ve completely smashed my targets this 12 months, however I placed on half a stone, it is like, oh, effectively, you already know what, we’re gonna do this and we’re gonna get fired.’
Tim replied: ‘For me, as an employer, I need to be sure that I’m doing as a lot as I can to assist all of my workers.’
The majority of viewers agreed with Danielle that employers shouldn’t measure their workers on this ballot on X (previously Twitter)
The majority of viewers agreed with Danielle.
A quiz posted on X (previously Twitter) mentioned: ‘A TV collection provides contestants from the UK a glimpse into Japan’s views on weight.
‘Companies are legally required to measure their workers’ waists yearly & some employers assess BMI too, which includes weighing their workers.
‘Should worker weigh-ins be obligatory at work?’
Just 20.4 per cent of individuals mentioned sure, whereas 79.6 per cent mentioned no.’
