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Best practice: promote health and wellbeing initiatives

_14/02/2012

Promoting wellbeing in the workplace and fostering a culture of understanding has well documented benefits for the business bottom line, namely by getting the best from employees, but according to workplace psychology experts effective management remains lacking in this area.

If you don’t have an employee wellness framework, you’re not an employer of choice

_09/02/2012

Sickies, low productivity, workflow interruptions … the indirect costs of poor employee health are many and varied, and it’s the employer that cops it. In the fight to bolster engagement and reduce absenteeism, the latest initiative being used by employers is to increase their ‘corporate wellness’.

Doona days or doctor's notes: how to solve the $26 billion sickie problem?

_07/02/2012

The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics have revealed ‘sickies’ cost the Australian economy more than $26 billion a year, and on any given work day 2.6% of workers are absent due to illness.

A sneeze here and there spells absenteeism galore

_31/01/2012

In the peak of cold and flu season, many employees may hide at their desks to avoid coughing and sneezing co-workers, yet leading health experts say that could be the very place that makes them sick.

Workplace depression: Awareness better but stigma persists

_11/01/2012

Australian workers have a high level of awareness about depression and anxiety disorders but insufficient training is provided on how to help or identify a colleague who is experiencing depression, according to a recent survey.

Early intervention

_21/12/2011

At what point should employers intervene in employee health? Human Capital asks the experts how they are handling chronic health issues in the workplace.