A leading HR expert is warning that firms ignore the health and wellbeing of their staff at their peril. It follows the publication of a report which reveals that employees say their employer now cares less about their health and wellbeing than they did a year ago.
Simplyhealth's Engaging Employees Through Health and Wellbeing Report, surveyed Managing Directors, Finance Directors and HR Directors, alongside employees, and found that increased workloads, managers failing to manage absence effectively and greater stringency around time off for medical appointments were cited as the reasons for staff feeling less valued.
Nick Kemsley, Co-Director of the Henley Centre of HR Excellence says there is a direct link between high staff engagement on their health and wellbeing and reduced absenteeism and increased effort. It claims a direct correlation between engagement and productivity.
And he warns that organisations which focus on maintaining and improving employee health and wellbeing now are more likely to succeed most when economic conditions improve.
He has devised some simple strategies for HRs that can improve employee engagement without costing the earth.
He is joined by James Glover, Corporate Sales and Marketing Director from healthcare provider, Simplyhealth on a special HR podcast presented by TV Business presenter Michael Wilson.
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For more information about Simplyhealth’s Engaging Employees through Health and Wellbeing Report go to www.simplyhealth.co.uk
Nick Kemsley, Co-Director of the Centre for HR Excellence, Henley Business School.
Nick has had a successful corporate career across six sectors, and has led strategic HR and OD functions in three global businesses. After having worked within a number of world-renowned organisations including Mars, Prudential, BOC, GE/Alstom, Travelport and Rolls-Royce, Nick left corporate life in 2010 to found Org-onomic Ltd, and took on a role at Henley Business School focusing on the development of HR capability across the industry. He now works with a multitude of local, international and global organisations, helping them deal with a variety of people and organisational issues.
