The benefits of offering your employees health and fitness support and guidance are unprecedented. Regular exercise can help reduce absenteeism due to increased wellbeing.
Many businesses who offer corporate gym memberships have seen significant increases in employee efficiency, decreases in absenteeism and reduce sickness costs. In a world where the pace of life is moving faster and faster, exercise should be a key part of all of our working lives to help promote continued business success.
The facts
- 270,000 employees take time off work for stress related disorders
- £2.5 billion is spent on inactivity due to obesity
- 8.2 million work days are lost due to mental health and stress related problems
- 12 million adults in the UK will be obese by 2012
- Research shows a direct link between healthy employees and improved performance
The hard facts
- The UK Economy is losing up to billions pounds per annum as a result of absenteeism
- The corporate world is getting fatter
- Poor health and injury account for nearly 60% of all lost working hours
- 1 person in 4 takes time off work because of stress
- Heart diseases and strokes kill more woman worldwide than cancer, HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB combined
- 1 in 3 employees believes their health is suffering due to work pressure
- Absenteeism in the workplace can be reduced by as much as 42% through wellness programs