FACE THE FACTS
DID YOU KNOW?
- Absenteeism due to sickness costs Australian businesses $7 billion annually
- Presenteeism costs Australian businesses $26 billion annually
- Employees with poor health have up to 9 times the leave of healthy individuals
- Unhealthy employees work approximately 49 effective hours per month, compared to 143 effective hours by their healthy colleagues
- High risk employees are absent from work on average 5.1hrs/month vs 2.4hrs/month for low risk employees
- Obese employees are at increased risk of injury
HEALTHY EMPLOYEES
HEALTHY BUSINESS
- For every dollar invested in workplace health and wellness, there is a ROI of between $3 and $6
- Workplace health programs results in a 25% decrease in absenteeism and a 41% decrease in workers compensation costs, which represents a $5.81 savings for every $1 invested
- Employees health risk factors can be reduced by 56% with health and wellbeing strategies in the workplace
- Productivity gains of up to 15% can be achieved by upgrading the workplace environment
- Employee engagement is 5 times more likely in organsations with a focus on wellbeing
- Better working conditions and processes resulting from health and wellbeing programs can lead to fewer workplace accidents
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
Not only is it financially beneficial for employers, it just makes sense,
it shows a real commitment to employees, which in turn makes them feel valued.
When employees feel valued,
they automatically become more engaged and engaged employees earn 25% more profit with an increase of 20% on productivity.
You may even Save a life!
With 1 Australian person losing their life to heart disease every 30 minutes, it makes sense to have a proactive approach to help mitigate the risks.