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Read Full ArticleThe British Standards Institute has issued a code of practice for employers to improve health & wellbeing for staff - with particular regards to mental health.
According to the BSI 137 million working days were lost to sick leave in the UK in 2016, with organisations spending £9 billion each year on sick pay and associated costs. The cost of ‘presenteeism’ – where employees attend work whilst ill and do not work efficiently – has also risen sharply in recent years.
The code of practice, PAS 3002, provides recommendations to establish, promote, maintain and review the health and wellbeing of workers. It considers how health and wellbeing should be incorporated into the working environment and how leadership can ensure health and wellbeing related services are available to employees.
PAS 3002 was developed with input from the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development, Hitachi, Nestle, and Public Health England, among other organisations.
The document recommends five key principles:
The underpinning ethos of PAS 3002 is that it is evidence-based in material referred to and in the way organisational data is used. The document aims to be a supplement to provide a benchmark for companies around the world regardless of jurisdiction, size and sector in relation to the health and wellbeing of its workers and so help to improve the health of the working population.
Stress
Development of the code of practice was spurred by increasing stress in the workplace and an increased awareness of mental illness; growing support and encouragement for a diverse workforce; an increasingly ageing workforce and a trend towards employees staying in work for longer.
Anne Hayes, Head of Governance and Resilience at BSI, said: “Health and wellbeing should be everyone’s concern. Increasingly, organisations are being asked to meet their responsibilities in relation to health and wellbeing in order to provide healthy workplaces and to protect people from harm.
“Enhancing employee wellbeing and engagement is at heart of this code of practice, and PAS 3002 provides guidance for companies to provide early intervention to help prevent people being absent for health reasons and to use the workplace to promote individual health and wellbeing."
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Article written by Brian Shillibeer | Published 30 July 2018
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