Are you Fit for Business?
Studies have shown that every business should encourage a healthy and fit workforce to cut down on sickness and absenteeism*:
- Sickness absence costs business £588 per employee per year
- Active staff take on average, 27% fewer sick days
- Fitness programmes at work can reduce staff turnover
- Fitness programmes at work can reduce injuries at work
Fit for Business is a low-cost wellbeing scheme that encourages healthy eating, and of course, exercise.
The benefits to employers are vast: - Reduction in sickness pay
- Fewer costs associated with loss of production or providing temporary staff
- Increasing morale and job satisfaction
- Reducing number of industrial injuries
LIVING SPORT, working with Creating Excellence, creators of the Fit for Business scheme, has some free places to give away to businesses who want to encourage a fit workforce.
Call us to find out how.
[*Facts taken from CIPD 2004 and Physical Activity Task Force 2005 reports]
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