In a recent article on the CIPD’s website, the writer Claire Churchard explained that not enough young people know what HR is which hinders the development of HR as a profession. But this led me to think about all the times that we have been asked by managers, what is HR? So, perhaps it’s not just children that don’t know. Continue reading
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Good posture saves you from a lot of trouble!
This great inforgraphic by Greatist explains why good posture is SO important and how to improve it. What a great visual guide to improving your posture and ridding us from back pain and musculoskeletal problems! Continue reading
Why is every day a sick day for the UK?
65,000 people call in sick every week, according to the British Heart Foundation. Given that 71.8% of our 63.7million population is employed, to have 65,000 of those out of work during any given week is shocking. So, why is every day a sick day for the UK? Continue reading
Britain’s healthiest company 2013: What does it take?
To combat the UK’s growing sickness absence figures, PruHealth, Mercer & The Telegraph have joined forces to show us how it should be done. Continue reading
How to: Prevent & ease musculoskeletal disorders in the work place
Honeydew Health has devised a simple 3 step plan to help prevent you understand and prevent the causes of Musculoskeletal Disorders.
What causes Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)?
Musculoskeletal disorders are caused by the affect of stress placed on your joints, muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, cartilage and spinal disks. Continue reading
How to: Implement a workplace wellness scheme
Honeydew Health has created a How To guide for implementing your own workplace wellness scheme in 7 easy steps.
A great combination: health management apps & health management classes
Smart phone Apps have become the latest trend for Health management and weight loss firms to reach the public. As many of us are ‘addicted’ to our phones, it only makes sense to provide advice, information and tools for improving personal health via this platform.
Smoking cessation improves attendance, productivity & employee wellbeing
A recent study by University of Nottingham reported that smokers are 33% more likely to miss work than non-smokers and this trend has led to smokers missing, on average, 2.7 working days more per year than non-smokers. Continue reading
Keep fit at work
The usual 9-5 desk job doesn’t normally give much opportunity for being active and feeling fit, this we all know too well. Sadly, with working hours and stress ever on the rise it’s only getting harder to find the time to get more than your mind working. Continue reading
Four steps to healthy attendance
Over the years we’ve learned how far reaching the issue of absence is. It doesn’t start on the day an employee phones in sick and the story doesn’t necessarily end when the employee comes back to work. Continue reading