Looking after the health and wellbeing of your employees is not just a great way to demonstrate your responsible attitude as an employer. It is not just a really effective tool to promote staff retention. It is not even just a fun and engaging way to enable your employees to take control of their own wellbeing.
It is also a great way to improve your bottom line.
It is estimated that, in 2005 alone, UK businesses lost £12 billion and 40 million work days from absences.
Companies who have health and wellbeing promotion measures report fewer days lost to staff absence.*
And, fewer days lost means improved productivity. It is estimated that health and wellbeing promotion measures can have a return on investment as high as £2.50 return for each £1 spent.
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By choosing wellbeing strategies and events from Health Events, you will be joining companies like BP and 3M who recognise the difference a professional, holistic approach to ensuring employee wellbeing can bring.
40 million working days are lost each year to occupational ill-health and injury*
www.hse.gov.uk
Of the 3.3 million cases brought to the HSE regarding avoidable injury or ill health at work, roughly 317,000 were due to employers failing to adequately protect their employees from the effects of noise, chemicals, asbestos and dust.
www.hse.gov.uk
Last year, 14,492 claims were made against firms for deafness caused by noise exposure in the workplace
www.hse.gov.uk
3000 people develop asthma each year because of substances they are exposed to doing their jobs Asthma UK – www.asthma.org.uk
The maximum compensation that was paid out for noise exposure in one claim was £17500. www.hse.gov.uk
Compensation was paid out in roughly 2/3 of cases, in amounts varying from £75 to £77,000. www.hse.gov.uk
Compensation can be just the tip of the iceberg. A company that is found to be
liable for harm should add in the extra costs of time lost, sick pay, extra wages for
temporary labour, court and legal costs, fines and the damage done to their reputation.
Ouch.
