Fit for Work is a line of support for GPs, employers & employees. Supporting people in work with health conditions and helping with sickness absence
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Every year around 1 million workers go off sick for 4 weeks or more:
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Latest on the Fit for Work blog:
'Cold weather and its effect on health' | bit.ly/2EvABL3
#healthandwork
'Employers need to take practical steps to tackle #mentalhealth issues' | bit.ly/2nAFEjG
Via @personneltoday
How to support employees with depression in the workplace | bit.ly/2Bd1KjO
Via @EmployeeBenefit
#mentalhealth
Bullying and stress at work: #occupationalhealth case study of heavy goods driver | bit.ly/2nxfJcF
Via @personneltoday
68% see increase in stress and #mentalhealth related illnesses in the workplace | bit.ly/2nwxWa3
Via @EmployeeBenefit
According to figures from @macmillancancer there are an estimated 2.5 million people living with cancer in the UK.
Cancer and discrimination at work | bit.ly/2z43Cuo
#WorldCancerDay
Occupational health research round-up: February 2018 | bit.ly/2s0nKLA
Via @personneltoday
#OccHealth
Fit for Work retweeted
Stress can have a serious impact on both employees and businesses. This article by @FitforWork outlines why building #resilience in the #workplace is so important and provides some helpful #tips for employers to help them do this buff.ly/2EjjGIO
Study shows employees lose an average of 30.4* working days each year due to sickness and under-performance in the office as a result of ill-health | bit.ly/2DoJKkI
@Vitality_UK
'Unhealthy employees now cost British firms six working weeks a year in lost #productivity' | bit.ly/2DoJKkI
Via @hrreview
Also known as the ‘winter blues’, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects people when the days are shorter and colder.
'Supporting employees with #SeasonalAffectiveDisorder' | bit.ly/2DxsEEy
'Employees lose 30 productive working days a year through sickness and presenteeism' | bit.ly/2DosXyc
Via @EmployeeBenefit
'Staff lose 30 days a year due to sickness absence and #presenteeism' | bit.ly/2DhVokw
Via @personneltoday
Research by @PeldonRose showed 45% of respondents feel that winter adversely affects their motivation, while 34% think the colder weather impacts their productivity | bit.ly/2DfTxwy
#healthandwork
'42% believe winter has negative impact on mental wellbeing' | bit.ly/2DfTxwy
Via @EmployeeBenefit
#mentalhealth
Over a third of employees ignore medical advice and go to work | bit.ly/2D5JXJj
@theHRDIRECTOR
#presenteeism
Research from @MindCharity revealed that stress and other #mentalhealth problems are the second biggest cause of absence from work in the UK | bit.ly/2DgwvWj
