Wellbeing In The Workplace
Being inactive is taking a significant toll on our health and wellbeing – it’s as dangerous to our health as smoking. Workers can spend up to three-quarters of their day sat down, which contributes to a range of preventable health conditions, including the two leading causes of workplace absence: back injuries and stress, depression or anxiety.
In 2016/17, 1.3 million workers suffered from work-related ill-health, which equated to 25.7 million working days lost. This has been estimated to cost £522 per employee, and up to £32 billion per year for
Helping your staff to be physically active and make more of their time outside of work can bring a number of benefits to you as an employer and doesn’t have to be difficult. This guidance provides some advice you can put into practice straight away to help your workforce become healthier.
The benefits of sports, leisure and physical activity
One in four people
Many employees struggle to fit physical activity into their busy working days but being active for just one hour can offset the potential harm of being inactive.
You can take a number of steps to help your employees stay fit and well, and save money as a result of a healthier, more productive workforce.
Nearly half of people say better membership deals and discounts would encourage them to be more active, socialise more outside of work and participate in more sports and leisure activities.
As an employer you can negotiate corporate discounts for your staff with organisations who provide discounts on events, days out, sports activities and even cinema tickets.