1st April 2011 As we say goodbye to the warmer months it’s time to start thinking about staying well over winter and what we can do now to prevent cold and flu season from affecting ourselves and our workplace. Something that has been of growing concern over the past few years has been a decline [...]
22nd March 2011 Since this week is World Salt Awareness Week – 21st to 27th March 2011 – I thought it would be a good time to discuss sound nutrition in the workplace and the importance of incorporating nutritional education into employee health programs. We all know how hard it can be to fit in [...]
17th March 2011 Earth Hour encourages every business and individual to take action when it comes to not only the physical environment but to the world as a whole. The recent tsunami, cyclones, and earthquakes in Queensland, Japan and New Zealand are tragic examples of disaster vulnerability and how communities can be left to extreme [...]
10th March 2011 With over 4% of Australians now diagnosed with ‘Type 2 diabetes’ this chronic illness is now three times as common as it was 20 years ago, making it the fastest growing disease Australia faces. With so many Australian workers affected, the impact of diabetes in the workplace can be significant so let’s [...]
25th February 2011 In any business, the staff or ‘human capital’ is always going to be the most precious asset. Just ask yourself where any thriving business would be without the talented people who run it. And yet historically the money we have invested into our businesses has largely overlooked the people that keep our [...]