A recent study undertaken by leading insurer PruHealth has looked in to the UK’s healthiest companies. In order to complete the study they reviewed statistics captured by Absence Management Software.
A wide range of criteria was used to compile the league table including absence stats, lifestyle factors and physical employee health checks.
Medical firm Quintiles was named the healthiest company (as you might expect) with more than 1,000 eligible workers, ahead of computer firm Dell and finance experts Nomura.
The top spot for mid-sized organisations – those with less than 1,000 employees – went to Adidas, while Discovery Communications Europe and women’s sports retailer Sweaty Betty finished 2nd and 3rd!
Adidias attributes its top health rating to a wide range of on site facilities including, a wellness centre, an onsite gym and a team of masseurs who ease their staffs’ muscles after a days work. All these factors contribute to their low levels of employee sickness with a typical absence rate of only 2.5 days per employee per year compared to a national average of around 6 days.
PrPruHealth stated, “"Last year, 131 million working days were lost to sickness absence, and absenteeism is costing British businesses £32 billion every year.
"However, organisations are starting to recognise the link between a healthy workforce and a healthy bottom line, as those that encourage health and wellness within the workplace see lower sickness absence, lower presenteeism and greater productivity."
Research by human resources group Adecco suggested that nearly 1/3 of British workers have taken a day off sick in the past quarter, with almost one in ten taking off five days or more. Time and Attendance software can help to keep track of employee attendance and allow your company to measure results against attendance.
So, how would your would company compare? How many days on average do your employees take off?
