Article - How can HR prevent long-term sickness at work?

🚨 Tackling Long-Term Sickness in the Workplace: HR's Preventative Role 🚨

John Deanfield, the government's champion for personalised prevention, highlights the urgent need for a preventative system to address economic inactivity in the UK, largely driven by long-term sickness.

Key insights from this HR magazine reveal that stress and mental ill-health are leading causes of long-term workplace sickness. Naomi Humber from Bupa and Pamela Gellatly from HCML emphasise the importance of effective workload management, early recognition of employee needs, and robust support measures.

Creating a supportive workplace culture, promoting mental and physical wellbeing, and providing access to resources like stress reduction programmes and ergonomic solutions are essential strategies.

Jason Ward from EQL and Kylie Bennett from Dialogue further stress the significance of addressing musculoskeletal (MSK) health and encouraging long-term health changes among employees.

Employers play a crucial role in fostering a healthy work-life balance and providing incentives to motivate employees.

Let's build workplaces where health and wellbeing are prioritised, leading to happier, more productive teams! ✨

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