The document discusses how employers can encourage employee health and wellbeing to benefit both employees and business outcomes. It recommends that employers tackle health issues by developing programs to address major problems like strains, sprains and mental health issues. It also suggests measuring program effectiveness through health monitoring, engaging employees by providing resources during work hours, and educating management on how effective programs can reduce costs from absenteeism and presenteeism while gaining a competitive edge through a healthier workforce.

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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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