Are Healthy Workers Happier Workers?

NICE have released guidelines urging managers across England to create happy and healthy work places for their employees.

18:08 25 June 2015

NICE, the health watchdog, has released guidelines in making healthier and happier work places for employees across England. NICE, which said that employers should make sure that their staff members work reasonable hours and take regular breaks, said that the guidelines will not only benefit the staff but will also increase productivity. 

 

Prof Gillian Leng, NICE's deputy chief executive, said: "Employers and managers need to recognise the value and benefits of a healthy workplace and what a difference it can make, not only to their employees, but to the productivity of their business.

 

"Each year more than a million working people in the UK experience a work-related illness.

 

"It is not only the physical hazards of work - long, irregular hours, lack of activity or repetitive injuries - that damage people's health.

 

"Other factors such as a lack of control over work, conflicts, and discriminatory practices can also have an effect."

 

Responding to the guidelines, Simon Stevens, NHS England chief executive, said: "Health-promoting workplaces are obviously good for millions of employees and ultimately for taxpayers too, so the time is right for all employers - including the NHS - to raise our game."