The Benefits of Healthy Eating Education to Your Business

The demands of work can have a considerable impact on employeesʼ eating habits. Many people will skip breakfast or lunch because of a long commute or time constraints at work and will feel sluggish later in the day as a result. Similarly, drinking excessive amounts of caffeine is very common in office environments to boost energy, but can actually be detrimental to performance. Our Buzz Sessions (workshops), Online Programmes and One to One Coaching Programmes focus on giving advice that makes a real, practical difference to employees with busy schedules. Instead of talking about dieting or following specific food plans, we work with people to design a routine that works for them and that gets the results they are looking for, whether that be increased energy, better focus or improved weight management

With our help, not only will employees have their questions answered by a professional, they will also understand the importance of eating well and be motivated to make a positive change – something that will benefit them both at work and in their personal lives.

Our healthy eating programmes are designed around creating a healthy life to lead to healthy profits. Research on companies with health and wellness programmes shows.

• 20% increase in revenue per employee • 57% higher shareholder value • 28% less sick leave and 26% less health

care costs (*Ceridian figures)

Louise Bennett OBE, Chief Executive of the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce and a leader of the Coventry Health Improvement Programme, the Work and Health Project, which brings different aspects of health, had this to say about Making a Case for Healthy Eating –

• People who do not eat breakfast are less productive than those who do • Healthy employees are up to 3 times more productive… • The average cost of sickness per employee is £78 per day • Providing employees with easier access to a healthy lifestyle makes them

feel valued… The health and profitability of the business can be improved and therefore an improvement in business prospects too

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Benefits and ROI to your business

The programmes within The Healthy Employee ʻHealthy Eating Educationʼ produce the following benefits:

• Better employee health • Enhanced staff loyalty • Positive, motivated employees • Improved energy levels throughout the business • Higher levels of personal effectiveness • Increase in staff morale • Reduction in staff absenteeism costs, including reduction in recruitment costs, and

staff turnover

Statistics

The cost of ill health and stress related absence to business is enormous. Here are some facts and figures.

“On average sickness costs employers £659 per employee every year.”Source: www cipd/co.uk/surveys CIPD 2007 - Absence Management, Survey report. London

“In 2006, 30 million working days were in the UK to occupational ill health and injury, imposing an annual cost to society of £30bn (more the 3% of Gross Domestic Product of the UK).”Source: www.hse.gov.uk/leadership/benefits.htm. Reproduced under the terms of the OPSI Click-use licence

“Estimates from SWI06/07 indicate that self-reported work-related stress, depression or anxiety account for an estimated 13.8 million reported lost working days per year in Britain.”Source: www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/stress/index.htm

Find out more about our healthy eating education

If youʼd like more information on how healthy eating education can help you to boost staff energy and personal effectiveness, call us now on 0845 533 5302

 

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