Some employers offer their employees subsidised membership of gyms and sports clubs, believing that this will make their staff healthier and thus more effective at work. Other employers see no benefit in doing so. Consider the arguments from both aspects of this possible debate, and reach a conclusion.

Employers are always seeking ways to increase the output of their employees, and subsidizing healthy pursuits might be one way of achieving

this

. There are arguments on both sides,

however

, I believe that

this

may not be the best method to enhance the productivity of the staff. On the one hand, it might be said that when workers are fitter and less stressed, they work more efficiently, leading to higher levels of output and services.

Furthermore

, their leisure time will be more fulfilling which will increase their job satisfaction and serve as a motivation.

Such

subsidies may prove more beneficial to employees than pay increments, perks, or financial rewards like bonuses and incentives, which may be hard to attain.

Conversely

, the problem with leisure-based subsidies is that their efficacy is almost impossible to quantify as opposed to target-related rewards, which can be measured in performance appraisals.

Additionally

, the budget of the company can be spent on something more beneficial to the career progression of the staff members,

for instance

, on the job training, which can reward the employees with better job prospects. Many workers might prefer

such

rewards to subsidized memberships of gyms and sports

centers

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

centres

since it can reduce the risk of redundancy if the company restructures, downsizes, or outsources its workforce. To conclude,

although

health-related subsidies seem attractive and beneficial to the employees of any company, its effects are hard to measure and it has substantial drawbacks. If employers were to spend money on methods that develop and refine the skills of their staff,

such

as ongoing training,

this

would be a better step to attain higher productivity.