How Much Could Tackling Poor Health Save Your Business?

Workplace Challenge are urging employers to allow their employees more time and opportunity to take part in sport and physical activity during the working week. Evidence shows that a shift in culture could not only improve the wellbeing of the working population, but also save businesses across England an estimated £2.8 billion. The manifesto encourages employers to:

- Examine the benefits of an active workforce

- Ensure management and board reporting includes employee wellbeing and activity measures

- Recruit and support workplace physical activity champions

- Discuss with employees what would make them more active

- Encourage activity and activity travel

- Challenge desk culture that prevents active lunch breaks

- Encourage employers to 'move and work', including walking meetings and standing telephone calls

- Use advice from local CSPs to create an active workforce

- Allow time off to volunteer in grassroots sport 

- Introduce activity initiatives such as Workplace Challenge