Fitness Reimbursement

[Alleycar]

Anyone know offhand if we get reimbursed for working out with our health insurance plan? Would seem to me like a no-brainer, but I know that is rarely the case in real life. Thank you for your replies =)

 

[Bagels]

No, UPS does not reimburse us but your health insurance plan might offer some incentive. The Blue Cross IL PPO (popular nationwide, for both PT & FT) use to offer gift card incentives for reaching certain fitness goals. I no longer have it, but it still may.

 

[cachsux]

UPS uses the load/unload fitness plan.

 

[Alleycar]

Thank you Bag and Cach =) I find it hard to believe with the nature of our jobs that our health plan wouldn't encourage us to be as fit as possible=)

 

[Bagels]

UPS uses the load/unload fitness plan.

They sell the job as a "great work out." We have one unloader who polishes off a family size bag of generic Cheetos every day. No joke.

 

[Leftinbuilding]

Thank you Bag and Cach =) I find it hard to believe with the nature of our jobs that our health plan wouldn't encourage us to be as fit as possible=)

Ironic comment. With the nature of the job I consider it my responsibility to be as fit as possible. Who hurts if I get hurt?

 

[cachsux]

Just this week the safety folks were passing around a petition to encourage the company to put in an exercise/weight room. I didn't sign and pointed out there was a laundry list of far greater safety issues around the building that needed to be tended to first.

 

[Bagels]

Just this week the safety folks were passing around a petition to encourage the company to put in an exercise/weight room. I didn't sign and pointed out there was a laundry list of far greater safety issues around the building that needed to be tended to first.

Load quality from CACH is terrible -- probably the worst of any large hub in the system. It's almost as if the loaders just throw the stuff onto the truck, sometimes using unmarked 130 lb. packages to top-off. I mean, it's really, really bad. We've complained and the Company responds with 'do you know how hard it is just to get people to show up?' Maybe a fitness facility wouldn't be such a bad idea.

 

[Cementups]

No reimbursement but the do sometimes have agreements with local fitness facilities to offer discounts to its employees.

 

[brownIEman]

Of course you are reimbursed for working out. When I was a loader, every workout I did in the back of a feeder was reimbursed at my hourly rate. If you are not being reimbursed for those workouts, you need to file.

 

[iruhnman630]

Weight room...yeah, that's laughable. The company took away our $10 turkeys, what makes anybody think they would spring for a weight room. Imagine the liabilities if an employee is injured while working out.

 

[barnyard]

No reimbursement but the do sometimes have agreements with local fitness facilities to offer discounts to its employees.

Your insurance plan may offer discounts to specific health clubs.

 

[Bagels]

Of course you are reimbursed for working out. When I was a loader, every workout I did in the back of a feeder was reimbursed at my hourly rate. If you are not being reimbursed for those workouts, you need to file.

Huh? I know what you're getting at but... huh? Sounds like your Super Bowl party has already started. Go Ravens!!!

 

[Brownslave688]

No reimbursement but the do sometimes have agreements with local fitness facilities to offer discounts to its employees.

We do have this. Although they waive their one time $500 sign up few is all they do.

They basically waive this for anyone cause people aren't stupid enough to pay it.

 

[ocnewguy]

No reimbursement but the do sometimes have agreements with local fitness facilities to offer discounts to its employees.

Do we have anything with 24 hour? I've been thinking about getting a pass.

 

[Dracula]

Lift with your legs. That's the UPS fitness program. Doesn't cost them a damn thing.

 

[iruhnman630]

Look at your car in the morning. As you are digging, crawling, and contorting to find and pull out those packages at your first stops, remember to say a big thank you to UPS for providing us with their own version of a yoga program.

 

[Alleycar]

I had a dr appt last week and he told me *work* is not enough exercise and I need to do 30 min of cardio daily. So it looks like I am just going to need to call around and see what i can find out locally. Thank you very much guys =)

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

You don't have to join a gym just to do 30 minutes worth of cardio on a daily basis.

 

[stink219]

Where I am, my FREE TEAMSTER run medical benefits plan has a $150.00 a year reimbursement for joining a gym. All you do is give them a copy of your receipt and fill out a simple paper. Within a few week you get a check. I do that every January around the same time I get my taxes done for free also through our FREE legal services that the TEAMSTERS make available.