Health checks in the workplace have to be part of the new normal if supporting and optimising employee mental and physical health is on your agenda. The most successful companies know that employee wellbeing is not a “nice to have.” It is a foundational layer of high-performing workforces everywhere. Health checks lie at the heart of employee wellbeing tools and are a key factor in a long list of business outcomes, including healthcare costs, productivity, retention, safety, absenteeism, collaboration and company culture.
In addition to which, with remote and/or hybrid working and limited access to GPs, when it comes to your people – your number one asset – do you know how emotionally and physically resilient they are? Do your employees even know themselves?
Showing you care about the mental and physical health of your people is vital to:
- Boost resilience
- Address absenteeism
- Attract & retain the best talent
- Make staff feel valued
The evidence is clear:
Absenteeism
According to the HSE 17.9 million days are lost each year to work-related stress, depression or anxiety.
Presenteeism
The CIPD reported that the cost to UK businesses of presenteeism is over £15 billion every day.
Recruitment
It is estimated that the cost of recruiting employees is at least 6 months’ salary and according to Oxford Economics could be higher still.
Healthcare
Business Health Insurance costs depend on various factors. Average cost £800 / employee per year. *with prices set to rise.
How does your organisation measure up?
A workplace health check is the place to start!
If your car wasn’t working one day you wouldn’t just leave it, you’d get it looked at straight away. So, if you’re feeling rundown, tired, or generally unwell you should not ignore those warning signs either.
This is where Tonic Wellbeing can really help!
You can select from 20, 30 or 45-minute sessions; and a 15 or 22 point check?
Our 15 point check allows you to benchmark overall employee health. Or upgrade, (as many clients are now) to a combined health session – a health and lifestyle evaluation including diabetes & cholesterol check.
These 1-2-1 confidential checks (or as some clients like to call them “MOT sessions”) offer staff a true insight into your health & wellbeing, empowering & inspiring employees.
This is some of the feedback we have received this last couple of weeks since being back on site:
Connections
Reassurance
Bigger Boost
Measurement
The sessions cover a huge range of metrics including:
- Weight
- Height
- Body mass index (BMI)
- Body fat percentage
- Visceral fat rating
- Total body water
- Muscle mass
- Basal metabolic rate
- Physique rating
- Bone mineral mass
- Blood pressure
- Resting heart rate
- Waist circumference
- Hip measurement
- Waist:Hip ratio
- Cholesterol (TC)
- HDL
- TC/HDL ratio
- TG/HDL ratio
- LDL
- Triglycerides (TG)
- Glucose
Once our practitioner has taken measurements, we provide each employee with an immediate assessment of their health and wellbeing, including risk factors. But it doesn’t just end there, we ensure that we monitor and help to track these statistics to help everyone achieve their goals and ultimately optimum health, fitness, and wellbeing. We also offer support and follow-ups in the form of lifestyle & behaviour change programmes, ensuring continuity of care. All this is delivered by your dedicated Tonic practitioner with support and tracking in the Tonic and Me app.
EMPLOYEE benefits of your Tonic health check
- Reduced health risks
- Improved performance
- A better understanding of mental health
- Access to physical and mental health information
- Helps overcome or manage existing health problems
- Look out for previous unidentified issues early on
- Lifestyle advice (smoking, drinking, weight loss, etc.) to enhance long-term benefits
EMPLOYER benefits of a Tonic health check
- Reduced illness-related days – absences
- Increased staff retention, engagement, and productivity
- Improved team-working
- Increased job satisfaction
If you would like to know more about Tonic health checks please get in touch with Becca and the team HERE
Do you know your numbers? Can you afford not to?
Our programmes range from £10 to £50 per employee per month depending on your business needs and targets. As well as a return on investment of £5 for every £1 spent, your business will receive fully managed, professional support and business metrics. And a final note from Becca – Founder and Managing Director…
Our two most reported organisational benefits are:
- It shows you CARE about your people
- It offers COMPLIANCE with regards to stress, mental health and wellbeing at work.
But, for me, and perhaps the most important benefit to employees and employers alike, it is about making a positive difference and ultimately saving lives, that’s what these sessions can do!
