Employee Health and Wellbeing: Impact on Workplace Productivity Report

This report examines the significant impact of employee health and wellbeing on workplace productivity, focusing on three major health issues: musculoskeletal problems, mental health challenges, and common illnesses. It highlights the current scenario in Australia, where mental stress from meeting targets leads to problems like weight gain and eye issues. The report emphasizes creating a supportive working environment and improving employee resilience to manage stress. It underscores the importance of productivity in boosting morale, workplace culture, and overall growth, suggesting that motivated employees with bonuses, pay raises, and medical insurance contribute to a healthier and more productive workplace. The report references various studies to support its findings and recommendations for optimizing workplace health and productivity.

EMPLOYEES HEALTH
AND WELLBEING

THREE MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES:
 Musculoskeletal Problems (Ganster and
Rosen 2013)
 Mental Health Problems.
 Regular Illness, like flu and cold viruses.

WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH GRAPH

IMPACT ON WORKPLACE
PRODUCTIVITY

CURRENT SCENARIO IN AUSTRALIA

IMPACT ON WORKERS HEALTH
 Due to mental stress of finishing the
target assigned the employees face
further problems like weight gain,
obesity and eye problems (Zander et
al.2015).

APPROACHES:
 A supportive
working
environment should
be created for the
employees (Cooper
and Marshall 2013).
 The employees
stress can be
managed by
improving resiliency
(Reason 2016).

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND
PRODUCTIVITY

IMPORTANCE OF PRODUCTIVITY
 Productivity helps in
boosting moral
motivating the
workplace culture and
a better working
environment (Boxall
and Macky 2014).
 Productivity in the
workplace is very vital
for future growth
(Friedman and Kern
2014).

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY
 Employees should be
kept motivated by
providing them
bonuses, pay raises
and medical
insurance (Goetzel et
al. 2014).

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