NI CITIZENSHIP REPORT

Create a Great Place to Work

Health, Wellness, and Safety

Wellness is a priority at National Instruments. NI is proud to offer comprehensive medical benefits and programs that encourage and support employees' health and well-being. NI provides a variety of programs to help employees evaluate, maintain, and improve their personal health, as well as the health of their families. The on-site health and fitness centers at corporate headquarters offer a gateway for employees to access and participate in these programs, which include the following:

  • Fitness assessments
  • Annual flu shots
  • Annual wellness fair
  • Health risk assessments
  • On-campus walking trails
  • NI sports leagues such as basketball, volleyball, and golf
  • Special events such as Bike-to-Work Day, boot camp classes, and on-campus walk/run events

NI Health Center
Health care costs continue to increase rapidly in the United States, making it more challenging to offer competitive benefits packages. With the NI Health Center, opened in 2009 and operated by Take Care Health Services, NI takes a proactive approach in partnership with employees to help them achieve a healthier lifestyle through wellness and prevention. The NI Health Center provides employees with access to convenient, high-quality health care services.

NI employees use the facility for health needs ranging from well visits to biometric screenings to urgent-care visits. Since its grand opening, more than 50 percent of employees have voluntarily visited the NI Health Center. Beginning in 2011, the NI Health Center is offering primary care services to employees and their spouses on the NI benefits plan to positively impact the rising cost of health care.

Wellness Programs
In 2010, NI committed to building a spirited culture of wellness by offering learning programs based on the aggregate data results of an employee health risk assessment conducted in 2009. New health and wellness programs for 2010 included the following:

  • Healthy Eating Every Day (HEED) program designed to change eating habits and behaviors over a 20-week lecture and physical activity course
  • NI Nutrition Committee to assist NI in offering better nutritional options in vending and food services
  • Smoking cessation program to assist employees who want to quit smoking
  • NI Walking Club and a 10k-a-Day step challenge to encourage more walking as exercise

Safety
NI pledges to protect workers by providing a comprehensive health and safety program. The company's safety performance in 2010 continued to be world-class with few recorded injuries. NI believes that all workplace injuries are preventable, and NI will continue to focus efforts in 2011 on reinforcing a strong culture of safety.

Recordable Injury/Illness Rate1
The slight decrease in incident rate from 2009 to 2010 is due to the number of individual incidents. In 2010, NI corporate headquarters had four incidents as compared to six in 2009 and NI Hungary recorded only one incident as compared to two in 2009.

1Incidents per 100 employees calculated based on the average headcount for the year, using actual hours worked by nonexempt employees and an assumption of 2,080 hours worked for each exempt employee. Data is from NI corporate headquarters and NI Hungary only.
2NI Hungary data is not available for 2007 and 2008.
3US and Texas state industry data for 2010 was not available at the time of report development.


Lost Workday Rate1
The decrease in lost workday rate from 2009 to 2010 is due to the types of incidents that occurred and the resulting number of days away from work. In 2010 NI corporate headquarters had zero workdays lost and NI Hungary had 12 lost days compared to 19 in 2009.

1Incidents per 100 employees calculated based on the average headcount for the year, using actual hours worked by nonexempt employees and an assumption of 2,080 hours worked for each exempt employee. Data is from NI corporate headquarters and NI Hungary only. US and Texas state industry data for 2010 was not available at the time of report development.
2NI Hungary data is not available for 2007 and 2008.
 
 
Ernest Martinez

EMPLOYEE PROFILE

Ernest Martinez

Ernest Martinez is an NI Wellness Champion who has lost 60 lb since February 2010. Upon returning from a business trip, Ernest felt chest pain and was having trouble breathing. He then spent seven days in the hospital with blood clots. This experience led Ernest to realize that he was depressed, stressed, and overweight. Ernest began to eat healthier foods and exercise regularly to feel better both physically and emotionally. He credits losing the weight gradually and at his own pace toward his success. Ernest plans to lose another 60 lb and to continue increasing his active lifestyle.
 
 

Chad Pelletier
 

See how one employee changed his health habits through NI wellness programs.