14 May 2012 The Corporate Health Achievement Award (CHAA) recognizes quality and strenghts of occupational and environmental health programs. This year, global health care products manufacturer Johnson & Johnson won this most rigorous Health & Safety award, thanks to its long history of commitment to the workplace health and safety of its staff. They also [...]
13 April 2012 Awareness of mental illness may have increased, but Australian businesses are still failing to recognise and manage mental health risk in the workplace, according to new research. According to a poll of ASX Top 300 companies, 40 percent of businesses do not perceive mental illness as a potential risk to their company. [...]
28 March 2012 Strong and committed leadership can make things happen in the world of corporate health and wellness. They commit resources, and remove barriers and obstacles. A good example to illustrate this is the creation of the 2012 Olympic Park in east London. The Park was built over 200 hectares of highly contaminated land, [...]
13 March 2012 Loss in productivity due to obesity through absenteeism, presenteeism and premature death is estimated to be $6.4 billion a year, reports a 2010 research by Medibank Health Solutions.. Obesity in Australia: financial impact and cost benefits of intervention Medibank Research conducted by KPMG Econtech showed that the indirect costs associated with obesity [...]
24 February 2012 Nowadays, most employers have come to see wellness as an essential part of their company culture, rather than as a benefit. This is good news for Australia where one in two people is overweight. Obesity rates have been increasing faster than in any other OECD countries in the last 20 years. Employers [...]
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