Measuring the impact of employee health on productivity

Pressure is building on employers to evaluate the impact of employees' health on performance, and to examine what they can do to foster good health in their workforces.

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UK study confirms health promotion/productivity link   A structured health promotion programme significantly improves effectiveness at work, and cuts absence, by improving health status, according to new research.

You are what you eat   Research shows that encouraging staff to eat a healthy diet at work can have a considerable impact on productivity and absence levels. Kirstie Redford outlines some simple HR strategies to maintain a healthy workforce.

Make it your business to make the business case   To make occupational health really work, practitioners need to convince the board of the business case for taking health seriously. Nic Paton finds out how OH can demonstrate how it adds value to the business.

Fitness is linked with productivity   Fit and healthy workers are as much as 20 per cent more productive than their ill or unhealthy colleagues, a study claims.