Editors’ note: As workers compensation watchdogs, we have so many questions here.
Nobody will argue that keeping employees healthy isn’t a good thing, but paying workers to exercise is a trend worth noting.
As documented in a CNBC.com article, Tampa, Florida-based meal-prep company Nutrition Solutions is giving its staff paid time to work out on Wednesdays and Fridays. The catch is they get to clock in before they get their sweat on.
“If they come to those workouts, they are on the clock. They’re getting compensated whatever their pay rate is to be there,” Chris Cavallini, CEO of Nutrition Solutions, told a news reporter.
“It’s basically logged into their normal pay, just like the regular hours they would work. It works exactly the same,” he said of the exercises that range from body-weight calisthenics, outdoor runs and even “mental toughness training” such as body plunges in ice water.