1. Business Action on Public Health Employee Health and Wellbeing
Hertfordshire Employers Practitioner Event
‘Building Corporate and Employee Resilience through Mental wellbeing and its impact on business productivity’
14th November 2013
University of Hertfordshire
9.30am-12.00

2. Debbie Longhurst Project Manager, for Business Action on Public Health
Business in the Community – East of England

3. Transforming business
transforming communities

4. & Taking Action To tackle workplace health and wellbeing
“Public health is everyone’s responsibility and there is a role for all of us, working in partnership, in tackling these challenges.”
tackle workplace health and wellbeing
consider influence on wider public health
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5. Workplace Support Workplace champions Mental wellbeing
Healthy Eating
Managing Alcohol
Physical Wellbeing
No Smoking
Fact ‘Employees who are physically active take 27% fewer days off sick’
Fact ‘25% of sick days taken are as a result of stress’
Fact ‘On average smokers take 4.4 more days off sick than non-smokers’

6. Project Successes
200 employers support the project across East of England
Free workplace support now available from Public Health teams
Over 15 case studies available to showcase local good practice
72 delegates gained benefit from a pilot programme for Mental Health lite across Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Increasing use of Governments Public health responsibility deal to give employers a platform for their wellbeing strategy; local partners include
Mills & Reeve solicitors
Essex & Suffolk water
Unilever
Bourne leisure

7. The facts about Mental ill health in the workplace
One in 20 healthy people aged 32 and under is developing depression or anxiety disorders as a result of work-related stress each year, with chefs, stockbroker’s and shift workers at particular risk
Nearly three in every ten employees will have a mental health problem in any one year, the great majority of which will be anxiety and depressive disorders
In a CBI survey of over 800 companies, 98% of respondents said mental health should be a company concern,81% of those saying that the mental health of employees should be a company priority. But fewer than one in ten of the companies surveyed had an official policy on mental health.
From BITC Emotional resilience toolkit

8. Emotional Resilience What is it?
GlaxoSmithKline have defined ‘resilience’ as:
“the ability to succeed personally and professionally in the midst of a high pressured, fast moving and continuously changing environment”
BITC in its Emotional Resilience Toolkit, uses the following definitions of terms related to ‘emotional resilience’
Work -related stress
Mental Health
Presenteeism
Did you know?
‘presenteeism accounts for 1.5 times as much working time lost as absenteeism and costs more to employers because it is more common among higher paid staff.’
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Emotional Resilience

9. National stress Awareness day 6th November 2013
“Stress is everywhere. It is one of the most common conditions experienced by people in the UK today. It is known to contribute to the more serious physical illnesses, as well as being a cause for obesity, itself rapidly growing in numbers. People going to work whilst suffering stress contribute to poor performance of businesses and services, and can be a contributor to poor care, errors, and disasters caused by lack of concentration. The financial cost to the UK has been estimated at £60 billion or about £1000 per man, woman and child.
Most organisations tackle stress at the wrong end. They wait until someone becomes ill, and then start to provide services to improve their health. This is too late. Stress is largely preventable, as it is mainly caused by events and poor behaviour that triggers a stressful response. Eliminate these events and poor behaviour, and people do not need to experience stress.”
Press release, International Stress Management Association, November 2013

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11. Public Health Responsibility Deal
Sign up and pledge to improve public health in England
Health at Work network
“We will actively support our workforce to live healthier lives”
The Public Health Responsibility Deal taps into the important role that employers play in creating an environment that supports people to lead healthier lives and through them create healthier, more productive businesses.

12. Why pledge?
Gives workplaces a platform for their wellbeing strategy and demonstrates to staff the impact their health has on the business’ bottom line.
Signing up sends a strong public message about an employer’s commitment to taking action to improve the health of their employees, their business and the wider community.

13. Health at work pledges H01. Chronic Conditions Guide
H02. Occupational Health Standards
H03. Health & Wellbeing Report
H04. Healthier Staff Restaurants
H05. Smoking Cessation/Respiratory Health
H06. Staff Health Checks
H07. Mental Health and Wellbeing
H08. Young People in the Workplace
H09. Domestic Violence
H10. Construction and Civil Engineering Industries

14. Tools, case studies and information
We have a wealth of practical tools, case studies, a library of webinars and information available on BITC’s website.

15. Emotional Resilience Line Manager tool
Our e-learning emotional resilience line manager tool has been widely endorsed.
It is made up of 6 interactive modules written in plain English and supports Line Managers with developing their own emotional resilience as well as their teams’.

16. Suite of practical tools, by business for business
We have a suite of practical toolkits, developed by business for business and reviewed and recommended by Cranfield University.

17. Thank you to our presenters
Our support
Thank you to our presenters