CORPORATE WELLNESS is:
Taking your company’s Performance and Profitability to the next level!
Good health in your business is very good for business.
Strong evidence shows that a reliable, healthy and productive workforce is the key to the success and sustainability of your business, especially in today’s climate of global fast socio-economic change, and I can guide you to achieve that!
Yet, according to research, most employees find increasing demands placed upon them very stressful. Long hours, deadlines and lack of personal connection can take their toll on staff resilience, performance and wellbeing. Alongside it, poor personal dietary and lifestyle choices, plus emotional instability contribute to staff illness, underperformance and your financial losses.
The bad news:
The latest report from the Office for National Statistics showed that the percentage of working hours lost because of sickness absence rose to 2.6% in 2022, an increase of 0.4% from 2021 and the highest it has been since 2004. An estimated 185.6 million working days were lost in the UK because of sickness in 2022, which was a new record high. All age groups experienced an increase in their sickness absence rate, but particularly the over 45s, as they are more likely to develop chronic diseases. Sick leave for public sector workers has been higher than those in the private sector for every year on record.
The most common reasons for the workforce to take sick holidays were:
- Minor illnesses: coughs, colds and flu
- Headaches and migraines
- Gastrointestinal problems (IBS, sickness, nausea, diarrhoea, piles, bowel cancer, stomach ulcer, acid reflux)
- Back pain
- Neck and upper limb problems (arthritis in hand joints, stiff neck)
- Eye, ear, nose and mouth/dental; to include sinusitis and toothache
- Heart, blood pressure and circulation problems
- Stress, depression, anxiety
- Respiratory conditions (asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, bronchitis, pneumonia)
- Genito-urinary, to include urine infections, menstrual problems, pregnancy problems
- Diabetes
After 15 years of clinical practice, I know that all the above conditions can indeed be prevented and even reversed with a tailored wellness strategy. Don’t believe me though, but please take a look at my clients’ testimonials on my socials, here on my website, and I have ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐ on Google reviews.
Absenteeism:
Sick days (absenteeism) are costing UK employers £29 billion a year, according to accountancy firm PwC. It has been estimated that for a company with 49 employees, sick days would cost a total of £26,972 a year, based on the average hourly rate of £14.38.
Other independent research, including from the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), has highlighted that poor physical and mental health at the workplace will impact on the organization’s success over time.
Academic literature also provides evidence for the importance of employee health and well-being for individual and organisational performance. For example, a meta-analysis by Ford et al (2011) showed links between employee psychological health and well-being and overall performance, while Donald et al (2005) showed that almost a quarter of the variance in employee productivity is explained by psychological well-being and perceived commitment of the organisation to the employee.
Taris and Schreurs (2009) showed links between employee well-being and clients’ satisfaction, whereas research from Kenexa (Wiley 2008) suggests that organizations with high levels of employee engagement outperform their low-engagement counterparts in terms of shareholder returns and annual net income. An Australian study found that the healthiest employees are almost three times more effective than the least healthy, with the healthiest employees working approximately 143 effective hours per month compared to 49 effective hours per month by the least healthy. Also, the Chopman Institute, cited in HAPIA, showed that a wellness programme can successfully save $5.81 for every $1 invested in employee health and wellbeing. Some other studies show a 9:1 ROI!
Presenteeism:
Another underestimated aspect to consider is the opposite of absenteeism, which is presenteeism.
Under-performing at work, due to illness, is presenteeism.
Evidence suggests that presenteeism generates significant higher cost estimates than does absenteeism, which is rarely considered in economic evaluations.
“Legal and General” calculated that presenteeism could cost a company with 600 employees up to £2m per year. This is more than £3000 per employee and that poor workforce wellbeing accounts for a quarter reduction in productivity.
Ill employees are generally less productive and are more likely to make costly mistakes than their well colleagues. They will be less patient and easily irritable, impacting on internal and external relationships. Also, coming into work ill spreads germs around the workplace and can lengthen recovery times. Some research shows that ‘presenteeism’ may account for up to 50% more working time lost than sick leave absenteeism.
Another issue was highlighted by the CIPD’s survey which found that looming deadlines was more of an issue for senior and middle managers going to work when they were ill compared to those with no management responsibility.
All businesses seek profitability, so it stands to reason that if employees are well and happy they will contribute to the company’s successful performance. In today’s competitive global business environment, organizations need healthy, happy, motivated and loyal employees. This is paramount for taking good care of your organization’s present and future performance and profitability.
Decision day is life changing day!
The good news:
Save money on some direct costs of absence, which may include, but not limited to:
- paying the salary of the absent employee
- overtime incurred by other employees covering for the absent employee
- loss of output incurred by the absent employee.
Save money on the indirect costs of absence. These may include, but not limited to:
- the time taken for a replacement to learn the new role and become productive
- possible diminished services and product quality
- loss of business, continuity and reputation
- training and providing support to other staff
- recruiting temporary or replacement staff
My practical SOLUTIONS to scaling up your business is
My “Mind & Body Mastery Programme”
My Mind & Body Mastery Programme is an “intensive care unit”, an inspirational and transformative journey to rewire your staff’s way of thinking and their approach to taking care of their physical and emotional bodies. It is a safe and dedicated space, where they will be “reprogrammed” to achieve “Mind and Body Mastery”, through the latest Nutritional and Lifestyle Science, plus Emotional and Mindset Strategies.
It will restore coherence and balance and help to cultivate a life with more health, more gentleness, more alignment, joy, authenticity and love.
It will take your staff, from their “default settings” to their “Hero state”, through motivation and knowledge, so they will be empowered to make the right dietary, emotional and lifestyle choice.
In details:
- We will start by assessing the main reasons why your employees take sick leave. This will be achieved via a questionnaire and a phone call if I will have further questions. I will also need to understand your in-house rules, organization’s dynamics, and facilities present. Then I will adjust my Programme accordingly, which it will be delivered via Zoom.
- The health topics included are: digestive health, weight loss, immunity and brain function, energy, inflammation and pain, stress management and emotional wellbeing, mood, sleep hygiene, plus anything else that will arise from the questionnaire.
- My talks are very educational, but also inspiring, impactful and entertaining, leaving the audience feeling supported, motivated, empowered and knowledgeable. The main focus, throughout the Programme, will be on “making them fall in love” with taking care of their physical and emotional body!, so they will be more willing to implement the right dietary and lifestyle choices. This approach is paramount for successful and permanent results! So, rest assured, this is not your average corporate wellness Programme.
- Also included, modules on food to avoid and their substitutes; how to recognise and minimise toxins exposure; self-love & self-care; why self-care matter; how to appreciate the beauty and complexity of our body; believing in our body’s self healing mechanism; the impact of words’ and thoughts’ frequencies on our physical and emotional health; the importance of “acting” upon situations and not “reacting” to them; plus so much more education and insights!
- Emotional Intelligence will be pivotal throughout the entire programme, which is a core skill for self-regulation, stress reduction, communication, relationships and behavioral change.
- Attendees will receive healthful, easy to prepare and tasty meal recipes for the three main meals, plus mid afternoon snacks ideas, to avoid those energy crashes and improve all aspects of their wellbeing, elevating brain function, attention, focus, mood, and overall performance.
- Digital handouts to refer to, which highlight the key points of the programme, which they will implement in different stages, not to feel overwhelmed, so to increase compliance and positive results.
- Lifestyle interventions on exercise, smoking, body massage, alcohol, quality of drinking water and more.
- A questionnaire to make them aware of their toxins exposure, which are linked to cancer, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative and gut related diseases, among many others.
- At the end of each session, there will be a simple task to complete, in order to strengthen and implement learning.
- Healthy cooking techniques.
- How to bulk cook and have more time for themselves.
- One-to-one health consultations also available with a 10% discount, for anyone within your organization with chronic health conditions.
- All attendees, will receive one year of 10% discount on supplements, natural toiletries and beauty products, plus all digital programmes available from my website, to ensure permanent long term results. Not available on products already on sale.
- Measures to improve workspace environment, culture, core values and relationships, which are key aspects of overall business performance and profitability.
- The Programme will be delivered at 7pm during the week for 5 weeks in a row. Sessions will last between 60 to 90 minutes.
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Conclusions:
It is undisputed that having healthy staff in your organization lowers absenteeism and presenteeism, and that a small investment will substantially decrease costs, by also improving productivity, profitability, morale and staff retention.
A focus on well-being is particularly important now than ever before. This is true because the economic climate has put UK organizations and their employees under strain.
The high costs of sick leave and presenteeism reinforce the need for a well-thought-out wellbeing approach.
Forward thinking companies will invest in the health and engagement of their staff, so they can reduce absenteeism and the negative effect of presenteeism. Plus boost performance and productivity, thus creating an overall positive impact on business profitability over time.
Business owners need to realise that a minimal investment into their staff’s morale, satisfaction, loyalty, physical and emotional wellbeing will ultimately provide a compounding return on investment, as research shows to be between 5 to 1 and 9 to 1!
So, if you believe that your staff is an asset and not a liability and you are serious about business, please get in touch, using this contact form, so we can schedule a meeting and discuss your needs and how to improve your staff’s wellbeing and company’s performance. And don’t forget, you are staff too. 😉
I deliver transformation!
Reference:
https://www.peoplehr.com/en-gb/resources/blog/sick-leave-report-how-are-different-industries-faring
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02678373.2011.609035
Medibank Private 2005, The health of Australia’s workforce, 1 July 2011, http://www.trenchhealth.com.au/articles/MEDI_Workplace_Web_Sp.pdf
Chapman, L.S 2007, Proof Positive. An Analysis of the Cost Effectiveness of Worksite Wellness, Seattle: Chapman Institute, cited in HAPIA, Best-Practice Guidelines. Workplace Health in Australia, 15 July 2011, http://www.hapia.com.au/index.html