Corporate Health Programs can provide your workplace with a variety of health and wellbeing services that are vital to the workplace.
These corporate health services include: Corporate Health Checks, Corporate Flu Vaccinations, Corporate Health Programs including workshops and seminars. All Corporate Health is provided onsite.
Is your business suffering from the following issues?
- Rising Absenteeism
- Stressed and overworked people
- Increasing staff turnover
- A decrease in staff morale
- Difficulty in recruiting new staff
- Decrease in productivity
Did you know Absenteeism and Presenteeism costs Australian businesses each year approximately $38.5 Billion.
Research strongly advises companies to invest in Corporate Health and Wellbeing to increase productivity, create a profitable organisation and most of all workplace wellness which includes improved morale and employee retention.
Healthy Employees make a Healthy Business
Below are findings from a study on the Health of Australia’s Workforce
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Australian employees don’t exercise enough: 10% of the Australian workers surveyed are completely inactive, 40% engage in only minimal exercise, and another 12% do less than one hour of physical activity per week. |
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Poor dietary habits: Almost half (46%) of the Australian workers surveyed live on high fat diets. Only 8% eat |
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62% of the Australian workers surveyed are overweight: 28% are clinically obese and 34% overweight, as defined by the World Health Organisation. |
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More than half of the Australian workforce is stressed: 53% of the Australian workers surveyed feel over-whelmed with stress and pressure a significant proportion of the time. Stress related claims cost Australian business over $200 million annually. |
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56% of the Australians surveyed are in the medium to high-risk area in participating in risk behaviours: Risk behaviours include smoking, drinking and irregular use of sunblock. 21% of respondents smoke daily, 12% consume 15 or more standard drinks weekly and only 7% always apply sunblock when outside. |
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More than half of the Australian workers surveyed don’t get enough sleep: 56% of the employees surveyed get less than seven hours sleep per night with 22% reporting feeling un-refreshed or exhausted during work, putting them at increased risk of road and work accidents. |
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21 % of the Australian employees surveyed experienced a medical condition in the three months preceding the survey: This includes back and neck pain (29%), hay fever (22%), heart disease (21%), migraine headaches (14%) and asthma (13%). Significantly, 12% of those surveyed reported that they were suffering from depression. |
Comparison of the Australian worker
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Unhealthy |
Healthy |
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18 days annual sick leave |
2 days annual sick leave |
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Self-rated performance of 3.7 out of 10 |
Self-rated performance of 8.5 out of 10 |
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49 effective hours worked (full time) per month |
143 effective hours worked (full time) per month |
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High fat diet |
Healthy diet |
| Low energy levels and poor concentration | Fit, energetic and alert |
| Overweight or obese |
Normal body weight |
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Irregular sleep patterns |
More attentive at work, better sleep patterns |
| Poor stress management techniques | Actively manages stress levels |
Research conducted by Medibank Private (2005) The Health of Australian’s Workforce
Benefits to the staff
- Allows staff to discuss key health issues
- On site health assessment with immediate results
- We deliver a program of events to support their health needs
- Challenges staff to take responsibility of their health
- Identifies health, productivity and work satisfaction
- Provides a support network to allow the individual to meet their health goals
Benefits to the company
- Increase motivation and retention by expressing to staff the importance of health and wellbeing in the workplace
- Encourage staff to take control of their health which will improve overall productivity and work satisfaction
- Identifies staff risk areas, example diabetes, high blood pressure
- Allows your company to be considered as an ‘employer of choice’ as you take pride in workplace health and well being
