COSTS & RISKS
OF EMPLOYEES WHO SMOKE

A report released by The United States Congress reveals that employees who smoke cost their employers an average of $3500. PER YEAR, PER SMOKING EMPLOYEE! 

See below: “COST & RISK FACTORS OF EMPLOYEES WHO SMOKE”

The Centers For Disease Control reports that 24.7% of all adults in the U.S. are smokers!
(See: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/statehi/htmltext/us_sh.htm)

Therefore, ONE IN EVERY FOUR OF YOUR EMPLOYEES IS COSTING YOUR COMPANY $3500. per year in AVOIDABLE losses!

For example, a company with 1000 employees will have about 247 smokers, which are costing that company $864,500. PER YEAR in AVOIDABLE LOSSES! A company with 10,000 employees is losing $8.64 Million per year due to their smoking employees! A company with 100 employees is losing $86,400. PER YEAR, etc.

Studies show that 80% OF ALL SMOKERS WANT TO QUIT!

That means 19.76% of all adults in the U.S., or ONE IN EVERY FIVE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES, IS A SMOKER WHO WANTS TO QUIT SMOKING!

Cornerstone Marketing, Inc. is the world’s leading innovator in employee stop smoking programs featuring:

The ONLY employee smoking cessation program to receive the endorsement of the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION!

The ONLY employee smoking cessation program to receive the endorsement of the CONGRESS OF CHIROPRACTIC!

The ONLY employee smoking cessation program backed by a 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE! We receive less than 3% returned!

The ONLY employee smoking cessation program that “PAYS” each person who quits smoking through our exclusive “REWARDS” program!

Our company has been impacting world health for more than 20 years, establishing a customer base of hundreds of thousands of businesses in dozens of countries. Countless people around the world have stopped smoking, chewing tobacco or dipping snuff with our smoking cessation programs after numerous unsuccessful attempts using other popular products and methods.

Some of our clients include State and Federal Government employees, FORTUNE 500 companies, Hollywood celebrities, doctors, hospitals, a chapter of The AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, Police Officers and Fire Fighters.

Each employee PAYS FOR THEIR OWN PROGRAM on a voluntary basis so there is virtually NO COST TO YOUR COMPANY. Thanks to our 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE ONLY those employees who are successful in quitting will pay. 

ZERO COST + HUGE SAVINGS = NO BRAINER!

One out of every three smokers DIES prematurely from a smoking related disease. This is not just about saving your company money, reducing absenteeism and boosting productivity…it’s about saving lives!

The UNITED STATES CONGRESS reports that employees who smoke cost their employers an average of $3500. per year per smoking employee!

Here’s Why:

LOST PRODUCTIVITY:

A.) Smokers have DOUBLE THE RATE OF ABSENTEEISM due to their weakened immune system, which is an average loss of $250. per year in productivity per smoker. In 1990, Dow Chemical Company discovered that one of their divisions was losing an extra $600,000. per year due to the increased absenteeism of sick smokers.

B.) If a smoker has children at home they are 17 times more likely to have to stay home with sick children due to second hand smoke related illnesses.

C.) Smoke breaks alone can cost $2000. per year per smoking employee in lost productivity. (They cannot be inside working and outside smoking at the same time) Research shows that smoking employees take an extra two to six unauthorized breaks above and beyond the normal breaks allowed by the company. These unauthorized breaks are often disguised as bathroom breaks.

D.) Smoking diminishes oxygen levels in the blood which can reduce mental alertness, concentration and energy levels which, when multiplied by one in every four of your employees, can greatly reduce overall productivity while increasing the rate of accidents.

E.) Due to diminished oxygen levels in the blood, smokers take longer to recover from illnesses, surgery and injuries.

F.) Smokers drink much more coffee, eat more sweets and take more breaks than nonsmokers resulting in lower productivity.

HIGHER INSURANCE AND MEDICAL COSTS:

A.) A smoker who quits smoking can save employers an estimated $960. in excess illness costs each year.

B.) It costs hundreds of dollars more per year to cover a smoker on health insurance than a nonsmoker. Most health insurance companies simply pass on these higher rates to ALL employees by charging a higher group rate, however, companies with little or no smoking employees can negotiate lower group rates.

C.) Accidental injury insurance and related expenses average $45. more per year per smoking employee.

D.) Fire insurance is $10. higher per year per smoking employee because cigarettes cause one in every four structural (building) fires.

E.) Life insurance premiums are often doubled for smokers.

F.) Smokers have twice the number of hospital stays and remain in the hospital an average of twice as many days as a nonsmoker.

G.) Companies pay higher workers compensation payments and occupational health awards due to smoking employees.

H.) Smokers have higher outpatient health care costs and lower birth weight babies.

I.) Smokers drink more alcohol than nonsmokers.

J.) Worker’s Compensation- A four-year study conducted at the Xerox Corporation on thousands of long-term employees found that workers compensation costs for smoking employees averaged $2189. per employee compared to just $179. for nonsmoking employees.

Other Factors:

Death or early retirement and related costs: Death benefits, early retirement due to disability, recruitment and retraining costs resulting from death or disability related to smoking. Disability and early retirement payments can be reduced as much as 75% in a smoke-free company. Smokers are six times more likely to retire early due to disability.

Accidents, property damage and related costs: Smokers have twice the accident rate than nonsmokers due, in part, to higher levels of carbon monoxide and reduced levels of oxygen in the blood resulting in decreased attention span, concentration and mental alertness plus eye irritation and smoking hand being occupied.

Lawsuits: Nonsmoking employees have successfully sued their employers claiming their health had been impaired due to exposure to second hand smoke from smoking employees.

Computers, furniture, drapes, carpet and equipment last longer in a smoke-free workplace.

Maintenance, ventilation, air filters and cleaning costs are lower in a smoke-free workplace.

QUESTION: How can we offer the ONLY employee smoking cessation program of its’ kind backed by a 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE?

ANSWER: During our ten years of research, we identified nine key elements that absolutely must be addressed in order to achieve total, long-term success in quitting smoking.

Our program is the ONLY smoking cessation program sold anywhere in the world that addresses all nine key elements which is why we can back our program with a 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE, yet receive less than 3% returned!

The reason that 98% of all smokers who try to quit smoking fail is because other smoking cessation products only address one or two of these nine key elements. As a result they have a poor success rate and offer NO GUARANTEES of any kind!

VERIZON, ranked 14th largest company in America on the 2005 FORTUNE 500 list, tested our Quit For Life program on smoking employees in four of their offices in four different cities. We enjoyed an unprecedented 100% SUCCESS RATE in three out of four offices! The fourth office had only one employee who did not quit smoking!

If you are still not convinced, we will be happy to arrange a similar test program with a group of smoking employees that YOU select who are motivated to quit smoking and let your own test group tell you how incredible our program is! (Note: Your test group will still be required to buy their own smoking cessation program, however, those who do not quit smoking will receive a full refund).

For more detailed information click on HOW YOUR COMPANY CAN SAVE A FORTUNE WITHOUT SPENDING A DIME!

At Cornerstone Marketing, Inc.
Our Business Is Smokin'!