Wellbeing measures improve staff productivity

A significant rise in staff workloads will not necessarily harm their health and performance if correct measures are put in place to ensure their wellbeing, according to a nine-month study.

The study of 260 workers under "extreme levels of stress" at Cadbury Trebor Bassett showed that when a health and wellness programme was made available to staff it significantly improved overall health, reduced absence and raised productivity - even where staff worked long hours and had no holiday for 10 months.