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Question: Discuss about the Factors Influencing Employee Performance System. Answer: Introduction: According to Street and Thomas (2017), about two-thirds of Australian adults are obese. Naughton (2016) observed that obesity among adults doubled in the last 30 years and further predicts that obese or overweight population will reach 70 percent by 2025. Moreover, Australian institute of health and welfare (AIHW) (2017) acknowledge that obesity and overweight is a major public health issue affecting Australia. As such, these health and welfare issues go along away to affect employee performance in the work place. Campbell (2016) also notes that majority of Australians get obese as they get older. This means that those working in companies will become less effective as they age. Bashir and Ismail Ramay (2010); Rajgopal (2010); Nielsen et al. (2017) acknowledge that health plays a very significant role on employee performance. Nielsen et al. (2017); Iheanacho Maryjoan and Tom (2016); Kumar, McCalla and Lybeck (2009) suggest that a healthy worker is a happy worker who is more productive and perform well. However, with the ever rising level of obesity, many employees attention to working environment is losing focus thus affecting their productivity. Aims and objectives This research proposal aims to investigate the extent to which employee welfare and health affect their performance at work, and also to establish what the management can do to address obesity and overweight of their employees. The objectives are to: Determine the effect of obesity and overweight on employee turnover; Develop strategies the management can adopt to contain obesity and overweight of the employees; Examine if the working conditions contribute to employee obesity and overweight. To successfully investigate the extent to which employee health and welfare affect employee performance, this study will employ both quantitative and qualitative techniques. Literature review to investigate the effect of employee welfare and health on performance, whether working conditions contribute to obesity and overweight, and effects of obesity and overweight on turnover, this study will use journals, AIHW, Australian bureau of statistics, reports and other relevant online resources. Data collection secondary data will be collected from Australian bureau of statistics, government agencies, and from employee records. Interviews to supplement data from secondary sources, the researcher will collect data from employees of various companies whether working conditions promote obesity and overweight as well as strategies to counter the problem. Combining the data from secondary and primary sources will help management of various companies to know the extent of their responsibility to address workers welfare and health. Secondary data and analysis methods This study will use secondary data from both government agencies and various companies employee data. In particular, Australian bureau of statistics will avail data on impact of obesity and overweight on employee performance, and the cost of obesity and overweight to the management. From employee data, the researcher shall examine whether the work condition contribute to obesity and overweight among works. The collected primary data on strategies to contain obesity and overweight will be coded and analyzed using SPSS. Besides, the secondary data will be analyzed to establish the relationship between health and welfare of the employee and their performance. Finally, the findings will be presented in tables, charts, graphs accompanied with discussions and recommendations. 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