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Encouraging employees to
flourish and thrive
Dr James Murray
Managing Director

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Encouraging employees to
flourish and thrive
• Unhealthy workforce burden
• Health and wellbeing problems
• Take aim
• Think commercial
• Monitor health
• Engage employees
• Make money work for you
HOW CAN WE
MAKE HEALTH
AND
WELLBEING
MEANINGFUL?

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Employers already carry health
and wellbeing burden
• Tough economy
• Global competition
• Staff retention challenges
• Need best players on the field
• Absenteeism cost us $17bn/year
• Presenteeism costs $34.1bn/year
Source: 2012 Absence Management Survey, Medibank 2011 Sick at work Report
PROFIT
MARGINS
KEEP
REDUCING

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Health and wellbeing problems
• Global
• No follow up
• No reporting
• No communication
• Throw away money
• Not meaningful
MUCH MORE
THAN A BOWL
OF FRUIT

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Take aim
• Know your pie
• Solve one issue at a time
• Develop a program and plan
• Sprains/strains often big cost drivers
• Mental wellbeing big issue
• % are ill as well as injured TACKLE
BIGGEST
PROBLEMS
FIRST

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Think commercial
• Need to convince money men
• Investment must add up
• Measure outcomes
• Develop ROI
• Effective health and wellbeing will:
– Double revenue growth
– Increase profit per employee 9%
– Source AONHewitt 2013
MAKE
PROGRAMS A
HARD
COMMERCIAL
NECESSITY

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• 68% over the age of 40
• 34% 15+ years of service
• 42% of all injures Strains, Sprains and Pains
• 1st priority – maintain a safe place of work
– Work with Soft Tissue Centre on high risk tasks
• Then journey to Health & Wellness culture
Making Campbell’s Soup a
Great Place to Work

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Health & Wellness Policy
Physical - promoting activities that will increase employee
fitness and reduce the risk of chronic disease
Nutrition - providing information on healthy eating and working
with the canteen to regularly provide healthy options
Financial - building employee awareness regarding their
finances including budgeting and superannuation
Mental - supporting employees by providing a free EAP service
and building awareness through information and seminars
Social - being socially conscious and encouraging employees to
contribute to our CSR goals

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Monitor employee health
• Responsibility to monitor employee health
• Include pre-employments
• Addresses perception gap
– People think they are healthier (AONHewitt)
• Measures program effectiveness
FIND
OBJECTIVE
OUTCOMES
TO MEASURE

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Engage employees - the trifecta
• On company time
• Funded by the business
• Not available outside work
– E.g. Soft Tissue Centre only provider of
Active Release Techniques nationally
FEW
PROVIDERS
AVERAGE
ONLY 3.1
TREATMENTS
PER INJURY

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Make money work for you
• WorkCover costs are wasteful
• Unhealthy workforce burden huge
• Effective programs are free and make money
• Health and wellbeing can be competitive edge
• Educate senior management
WE KEEP
YOUR PEOPLE
WORKING

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We look forward to
working with you!
Contact information
T. 1300 734 643
E. james@softtissuecentre.com.au
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