What are the benefits of a healthy workplace?

Newcrest Mining Health & Wellness Program at Jones Bros

At Jones Brothers Gym we are passionate about improving health, well-being and fitness in people of all ages and professions. The benefits of integrated health and wellness programs is well documented, and we are able to tailor programs to suit the needs of your business, regardless of the size of your team!
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Healthy workplaces can help to make businesses more productive and employees more engaged. Therefore, promoting and supporting health in the workplace is not only common sense, but it makes good business sense too.

The Australian government has endorsed having a healthier workplace and its benefits to not just the employer but employees. (http://www.healthyworkers.gov.au/internet/hwi/publishing.nsf/Content/why)

Here are some facts and figures about the positive benefits a workplace health program could have in the workplace:

• It has been estimated that the healthiest Australian employees are three times more productive at work than their colleagues1
• The increase in preventable disease and workplace injury resulting from unhealthy living is a major cause of workplace absence or disruption2
• Lifestyle risk factors such as smoking, excessive drinking, poor diet, inactivity and excess body weight can contribute to time away from work .
• Loss in productivity due to obesity through absenteeism, attending work when sick and premature death is estimated to cost $6.4 billion a year.

Benefits of a healthy workplace for employers:

• Improved work performance and productivity.
• Reduced absenteeism and sick leave.
• Decreased incidence of attending work when sick (presenteeism).
• Decreased frequency and cost of workers’ compensation.
• Improved staff morale, satisfaction and motivation.
• Improved corporate image and attraction/retention of employees.
• Increased return on training and development investment.
• Improved employee engagement and employee relationships.

Benefits of a healthy workplace for employees:

• Increase in health awareness and knowledge.
• Increase in physical health and mental wellbeing.
• Improved morale, job satisfaction and motivation.
• Improved opportunities for a healthier lifestyle.
• Greater capacity to enjoy life both in and outside the workplace.

We would love to work with organisations to help create a healthier and more productive workplace through fitness.

​If you are interested we would love to discuss the options we could offer local businesses to help get employees involved in our 8-week challenge/Life Nutrition Workshop and Lifestyle Refocus Program.

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