What are the criteria of your company to give a monetary bonus to the employees? We bet it could not be interesting and healthy as this company is offering. Nithin Kamath, the founder, and CEO of Zerodha has unique criteria for all the employees and if they fulfill it by August then they will receive a salary of half-month as bonus.
His proposal is not only creative but also healthy as it helps employees to stay fit and safe from obesity. Nithin also invites other companies to join his idea. Read the full post here.
Bonus Reward On World Health Day By Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath
The lowest average BMI or the largest change in average BMI wins. The winner chooses a charity everyone else contributes to. Maybe a health tech company can run the initiative.
If you want to do this at your company, do post in the comments.
Happy world health day! 2/3
— Nithin Kamath (@Nithin0dha) April 7, 2022
The post was made on World Health Day which is celebrated every year on the 7th of April with an aim to make people aware of the health concerns. Nithin wrapped his idea with a health tag to keep his employees fit and fine. The deadline for the competition is set in August so that all participants can bring their average BMI to 24.
However, Twitter users replying to the post are not happy stating too low BMI is not healthy.
https://twitter.com/akhil2410/status/1512087483592237073?s=20&t=OPvSnP6pZXnDtfP1AMLEnA
Body Mass Index or BMI is a measure of fat in the human body. It is different for both men and women. A healthy BMI index should be within the 18.5 to 24.9 range and above this range indicates that the person is obese.
It is calculated by dividing an individual’s weight by their height. However, BMI is not the only indicator to test someone’s fitness as said by Nithin himself. He added tracking this number is a great way to start a health journey. Starting with 10,000 steps a day is the easiest way to keep weight in control.
Nithin Kamath is one of the co-founders of Zerodha and the other is his brother Nikhil Kamath. The duo is also the youngest self-made billionaires in India. Their company Zerodha is a leading stockbroker platform in India with a net income of US $150 million. It has two subsidiary companies and was founded in 2010.