Arete Human Resources Inc. announces unique and comprehensive human health,
wellness and return to work services

CALGARY , Oct. 19 /CNW/ - Arete Human Resources Inc. ("Arete") announces the launch of its unique approach to the provision of health, wellness, effectiveness and disability management/return to work services. The name Arete, pronounced "ah-ret-ay", and meaning "excellence," illustrates Arete's mission to create and deliver programs and services of the highest quality, designed specifically to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of its clients, through the improvement of the health, well-being and productivity of individuals and their families, thereby making a significant contribution to society as a whole.

According to Allan Stordy, President and CEO, "Arete will be recognized as a performance enhancer, providing an exemplary model of human resource services which will cross cultural boundaries. We will consistently deliver exceptional outcomes in the development and implementation of organizational health, well-being and effectiveness strategies. We will be renowned for encouraging continued wellness and resiliency, for significantly reducing disability and for increasing job satisfaction and profitability."

Arete's services are available to governments and government agencies, insurers, corporations, unions and other organizations, and to individual clients. Our professionals have been carefully selected in order to ensure the provision of timely and effective services which can address all issues encountered by both individual employees and by the organization. Whether it be job-related stress, personal issues, people management, conflict mediation or critical incident stress debriefing, Arete has the professionals in place to effectively manage and resolve the issues that frequently affect organizations today.

Arete is people helping people, by providing services spanning the entire spectrum of employee health and performance, from wellness to long term disability. "We strive to ensure that employees remain at the optimum level of wellness, by providing services for the organization itself, and by implementing prevention, identification and assistance initiatives for individuals" says Stordy.

For more information on Arete, please visit www.aretehr.com or contact us by telephone toll free at: 1-888-255-5196 or by email at: [email protected].

For further information: Allan Stordy - President and CEO, Telephone: [phone], Email: [email protected]