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Workplace Health and Wellbeing

As a large part of a person’s life is spent at work, employers can and should play an important part in helping their workers achieve a good quality of life. The workplace can also be a useful arena to encourage people to improve their health. Fit, healthy, and motivated employees are the key to success in any well-run business.

Creating a healthy workplace and workforce, is about so much more than minimising risk and preventing injuries. It’s about creating a working environment that promotes a healthy lifestyle, supports people in their recovery from periods of poor health, and provides positive adjustments for those who have a disability or chronic health conditions.

The benefits of promoting health in the workplace for employers are many and include:

  • Healthier employees
  • A positive attitude to stress and mental wellbeing
  • Increased productivity
  • Improved resilience
  • Lower rates of non-attendance and quicker return to work after illness
  • Less injuries/accidents in the workplace, including a positive impact on back pain
  • Greater staff retention and commitment
  • Better communication and morale and general improvement in the working atmosphere
  • A positive image of the organisation

The benefits for employees who take positive steps to look after their health, with the support of their employer, include:

  • Better physical health
  • Improved mental health
  • Improved quality of life
  • Better professional performance

There are a number of organisations and websites which can assist employers and employees to work together as a team to address health and wellbeing in the workplace, these can be found in the drop-down below.