L O N D O N H E A LT H Y W O R K P L A C E C H A R T E R

C3 Workplace Health MovementThursday 1 October 2015

• Almost 14 million working days a year are lost to sickness absence in London.

• An average London fi rm of 250 employees can lose up to £250,000 a year, or £4,800 per week, due to sickness absence.

• Physically acti ve workers take 27% fewer sick days than non-physically acti ve counterparts.

• Happier workers are 12 per cent more producti ve than average, with unhappy workers 10 per cent less producti ve.

W H Y H E A LT H A N D W O R K ?

A structured framework to recognise and support business investment in staff health and well-being

W H AT I S T H E L O N D O N H E A LT H Y W O R K P L A C E C H A R T E R ?

H O W D O E S I T W O R K ?

Businesses provide evidence against a number of standards across eight areas:

1. Corporate support for wellbeing2. Attendance management3. Health & Safety4. Healthy eating5. Physical activity6. Mental health & wellbeing7. Alcohol & substance misuse8. Smoking

Commitment

Achievement

Excellence

Three levels of award:

Structured tool which is free to use and connects the employer to support at a local and pan London level

Independent and external validation of organisation’s investment in staff health and well-being

Charter award can improve staff morale and the outward-facing image of the organisation – helps with staff retention and recruitment

W H AT ’ S I N I T F O R A N E M P L O Y E R ?

Opportunity to learn from others through participating in the verification days and at the annual awards ceremony

• 68 accredited employers, covering over 178,000 employees and including seventeen London boroughs as employers

• From Shell to Stanmore College, New England Seafood to Novotel Greenwich, employers of all sizes and sectors are signing up to the Charter

• Over 70 employers currently working towards accreditati on

W H E R E A R E W E N O W ?

Email:charlott e.hall@london.gov.uk londonhealthyworkplace@london.gov.ukOur website:www.london.gov.uk/healthyworkplace

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