Now more than ever it is important for employers to have heightened awareness of their employees’ health and wellbeing.
We all know that happy and healthy employees translate into a productive, engaged and motivated workforce, in turn supporting business growth and development.
We also know that the fear of job loss, demands of work and the sense of an obligation to work are factors in presenteeism, or workers being on the job, whilst not being able to properly function, due to being unwell.
In recent months, as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, employers are having to adapt their employee wellness programmes, as well as health and safety procedures, to be more sensitive to the needs of staff either working remotely or from revised workspaces.