January 19, 2015
If you’re the owner or manager of a small to medium sized business, your New Year’s resolution for 2015 should be the cultivation of a healthier and happier workforce. Employee well-being is better for workers, better for you, and better for the bottom line. Last year, the average number of sick days taken per employee in the UK was 7.6. That’s more than a working week, costing businesses an average of £595 ($926 in U.S. dollars) per employee per year.
With our Five Top Tips for a Healthier, Happier Workforce, you can cut down on absences and cut down the cost. In addition, you’ll create a better working environment and motivated employees doing better work as a result.
1. Think About Stress Work-related stress is the hot topic in the health and safety industry this year. In 2013/14, stress, depression, and anxiety accounted for almost half of all UK work-related illnesses. But despite the significance of work-related stress, it remains one of the most overlooked and misunderstood issues facing businesses today.
So how do we meet it head on? We can start by placing more emphasis on the quality of work than the quantity, and we can be more vigilant for the signs of stress so we can combat them early and deal with them constructively.
With stress becoming such a valid concern, it pays to factor the problem into risk assessments. The Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register is a massive database of experienced and accredited UK health and safety consultants, many of whom deal specifically with stress.
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