Managing the wellbeing of your employees
Employee absence is a significant cost to 90% of businesses according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD). Their latest employee absence survey (2007) reveals that on average sickness absence costs employers £659 per employee every year.[1]
Whilst companies are increasingly aware of the need to proactively manage both short and long-term absenteeism, few have in-house expertise to put this into practice. The need for the expertise is becoming more and more important as the level of absenteeism continues to rise. The Jelf Group can help you manage sickness absence through an integrated healthcare package which can include elements such as an Employees Assistance Programme and Occupation Health advice - both of which can help get employees back to work after a period of absence.
But there’s more to managing the wellbeing of your staff than getting them back to work after a period of absence. They say prevention is better than cure in a lot of cases and there are many ways to keep your staff fit and healthy - so reducing the likelihood of them becoming ill in the first place.
Healthcare provision is often provided as a stand alone product – but what it you were to combine it as part of a fully integrated employee benefits package?
Employee benefits can include bike to work schemes, gym memberships and childcare vouchers to name but a few. They’re completely flexible too so each employee can swap different elements of the package until they’ve arrived at a benefits package that suits their lifestyle. To find out more about our Employee benefits click here