Many of us are confined to our desks for 7-8 hours a day and as a result, find it difficult to get proper nutrition during the working day. In today’s fast passed society nutrition is as important as ever. Salty, fatty or sugary snacks from the office vending machine or canteen may give us a … Read more
Although most organisations are not aware what ill health really costs them time and money, each year over 2.3 million cases of ill-health are experienced by workers in the UK, resulting in around 40 million working days lost. It is estimated that the cost to British employers is £4 Billion per year. The true cost … Read more
A new report released by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) last month has highlighted that there are clear advantages to businesses who engage staff with health and wellbeing initiatives. The report, Getting better: workplace health as a business issue shows that improving employee health can to better business performance through lower absence, higher productivity and … Read more
New data from Healthy Performance Ltd, Employee Health and Wellbeing Specialists, has highlighted a basic, but very key performance issue, that could be impacting on employees from across the UK – the good news is that this could be resolved relatively simply by raising awareness. From April 2013 through to the end of March 2014, … Read more
In terms of productivity, the UK employment market is behind many of our European neighbours such as France and Germany. Whilst some of this is attributable to factors such as investment and innovation, there is another serious factor to UK growth – the British workforce is not healthy enough to make the necessary improvements in … Read more
The UK’s leading Heart Charity, the British Heart Foundation (BHF), have released some surprising research that would indicate that the current guidance on saturated fat is “unclear.” The research compiled data from 72 studies and revealed that contrary to the current guidance, there isn’t any evidence that changing the type of fat you eat from … Read more
As I travelled back from work during the recent long, wintry evenings, I often found myself listening to BBC Radio 5Live – to their credit they have been highlighting the plight of many of our elderly folk and loneliness. The central plank of their recent features were that society has failed to confront the ‘national … Read more
The old adage states that a happy worker is a productive worker. The nights might be getting shorter but, what if some of your employees are suffering from the Winter Blues? Around 3 to 6% of people in the UK are thought to experience SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). However, what might be surprising is that over … Read more
If we told you about a great way to be active that guaranteed up to a 20% increase in your metabolic rate AND it was free, would you try it? Of course, you would. If we then asked you whether you think this would involve going to the gym, cycling or running every day what … Read more
Next week sees the start of National Obesity Awareness Week (13th to 19th January) which is inviting the UK population to be part of ‘Britain’s biggest resolution’ and encouraging people to make the small lifestyle changes that can add up to a big difference with health and wellbeing. With more than half of the UK … Read more
January starts off with a bang and Cancer Research UK’s Drylathon Campaign. Men and women across the country are being challenged to lay off the booze in January to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Cancer Research UK is encouraging people to go teetotal for the month as part of Dryathlon, their new year funding campaign. So-called … Read more
Creating a wellbeing strategy should be fundamental to any business, whether you have 3 or 3,000 employees. Health and wellbeing initiatives are seen as affordable ways for organisations to reward staff to invest in their health and wellbeing. Employees will then feel cared for and in turn more motivated to achieve company goals – this … Read more
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