2nd September, 2010 Both local and international industry experts speaking at the Australian Health and Productivity Management Congress in Melbourne a few weeks ago spoke highly of Australian state governments for their leadership in workplace health and productivity management. The president of the Health and Productivity Institute of Australia (HAPIA), Dr Toby Ford, praised health and [...]
14 June 2010 49 hours is the average hour unhealthy employees are productive each month. A study conducted by Medibank Private showed that unhealthy employees are productive less than 50 hours a month, while healthy people on the other hand are efficient for up to 150 hours a month. No wonder why managing staff’s health [...]
29th June, 2010 Are you wondering whether your business will be impacted by World Cup fever this month? Do you think that absenteeism and presenteeism won’t suffer in the coming weeks? You might want to think again as experts confirm that the World Cup does impact on productivity. Absenteeism and presenteeism are increased during major [...]
2nd June, 2010 Winter is upon us and it’s more important than ever to remember that old adage “prevention is better than cure”. Absenteeism rates sky rocket during winter and productivity drops as vulnerable employees are knocked over by circulating viruses. By now you’ve hopefully had employee flu vaccinations to protect your staff from influenza, [...]
Corporate wellness programs are nowadays part of most organisation’s employees’ benefits. In Australia, many organisations invest in corporate health programs, in an effort to uncover how much their employees are at risk of lifestyle-related health issues. Some companies will ‘stab in the dark’ in an attempt to improve the wellness of their staff. Very often [...]
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