So you’ve booked your holiday and got the time off authorised by your boss. That is great news because taking a break is really good for your health, but what’s next? Whilst you may be busy planning excursions to local …
So you’ve booked your holiday and got the time off authorised by your boss. That is great news because taking a break is really good for your health, but what’s next? Whilst you may be busy planning excursions to local …
Employee engagement is the key to attaining a happy, loyal and productive workforce. Whilst some companies are using employee engagement to help them gain a competitive advantage, only 24% of companies surveyed in a recent Harvard study said that they …
With over half a million UK employees experiencing work-related stress management issues such as burnout, it’s never been more important to take scheduled breaks from the workplace. Staff with children are often forced into their breaks by the advent of …
Employee sickness continues to cost companies up and down the country, with the latest figures putting the cost to the UK at over £75 billion. What’s more, according to a report by professional services firm PWC, a third of all …
With a fifth of all patients waiting at least 2 weeks to see their GP, many employees are missing out on physiotherapy which can help prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) from progressing. Physiotherapy may also be necessary to speed up the …
With the NHS under increasing pressure, the wait to see a GP in some areas has become alarmingly long. With one in five patients waiting more than a week, and one in ten waiting three weeks to see their GP, …
Employee sickness accounted for a staggering average loss of 35.6 productive days per employee per year in 2018. In monetary terms, sickness related absences cost the UK economy more than £75 billion in lost productivity last year, and that number …
What is Presenteeism and Leaveism and what is their effect in the workplace? Presenteeism Presenteeism is people coming into work when they are sick, or generally working when unwell. According to CIPD’s 2019 Health and Wellbeing at Work report1, more …
Burnout is an occupational phenomenon that is increasingly affecting employees in the workplace. The World Health Organisation has recognised its legitimacy, and identified it as deep, long-term stress that has not been dealt with1. According to a recent Gallup study …
The CIPD April 2019 report1 on Health and Wellbeing at Work analysed the causes of short term and long-term absence in the workplace. Short Term Absence Short term absence is defined as being off work for 4 weeks or less. …