Office Wellbeing
Leitz Office Games
Do you spend a lot of time sitting at your desk? Would you like to do more exercise but work and home commitments make it impossible to find the time? Would you like to get fitter and more productive without leaving your workspace?
Leitz, the high performance brand of filing and desktop accessories, are setting the pace in this Olympic year by linking up with Sharron Davies, ex Olympic swimmer and one of the UK’s leading female athletes. Sharron has produced a comprehensive, fun series of ‘at-your-desk’ toning exercises, to be emailed to your desktop monthly throughout 2008.
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Sharron commented...
“We all know from the media, that a lack of movement on a flight can cause DVT and the same applies if you sit at your desk without moving all day. Join my programme and I’ll show you how to increase your flexibility, build stamina and increase your coordination skills - during the working day”
These simple exercises can be performed at and around your desk; they only take a few minutes a day to do and have been designed to create a greater feeling of personal achievement, satisfaction and empowerment.
The Sitting Back Arch
“Here is an example of the exercises — we can all do this. Start in the ‘sitting safe’ position, hold your arms above your head and create an arch with your back. Gently lock your thumbs together, and raise your arms upright and back. Push your chest out, and then breathe out as you relax. This exercise will help with back ache, neck ache and headache as the central nerves are freed up when you stretch. By keeping your back flexible you will have better mobility and less risk of injury”
Esselte is Europe’s leading office supplier and one of the largest global office supplies manufacturers. The company develops innovative solutions that simplify the modern home and workplace and sells more than 30,000 different office products in over 120 countries through 29 offices around the world. Its principal brands include Esselte, Leitz, and Xyron.
Water (for Work and Home) offers instant employee health checks
Employee sickness costs UK business an average of £600 per year per employee (Source:CBI/AXA Survey). Following recent trials with the Park Royal Partnership in North-west London - the largest industrial estate in Europe - and with refuse vehicle manufacturer Scarab, Water (for Work and Home) has launched a programme of Health and Hydration Education Days, designed to highlight any employee health problems at an early stage. The Health and Hydration Education Days include a health-and-hydration briefing by Water (for Work and Homes)’s in-house scientist Colin Wilson PhD; a question-and-answer session; health-and-hydration quiz, and individual employee health checks (weight; heart rate; body mass index; blood pressure; Hydration Quota™; and body fat content) using a new standalone Corporate Wellbeing Centre, The Water Wellpoint.
The Water Wellpoint, exclusive to Water (for Work and Home), enables staff to self-test their current state of health discreetly and without visiting a doctor (time lost attending medical appointments is the main cause of absence for over 40% of employees).
Sick days currently cost UK companies a massive £13 billion a year and sickness absence can have a dramatic effect on businesses performance, not to mention the impact it has on employees.
Ben McGannan, managing director, Water (for Work and Home) says: “Employee wellbeing is fast moving up the corporate agenda. Employers have a ‘duty of care’ to employee’s health, safety and welfare in the workplace. In addition, senior management is recognising that a fit and healthy workforce is of paramount importance to the ever-increasing competitiveness required to do business in today’s environment.”
Health and Hydration Education Days consist of between 4 and 6 one hour sessions — each hour-long session can test up to 15 employees. The day is designed for all levels of staff — from the factory floor to the board room. Those who attend will discover how they can better appreciate the many factors that contribute toward their health, hydration and overall wellbeing.
Benefits organisations can gain from the Health and Hydration Education Days and the Wellbeing Centre are:
- Improved productivity
- Improved attendance rates
- Improved staff retention
- Improved staff morale
And at the same time:
- Reduced staff turnover
Water (for Work and Home) offers in-company health checks from just £30.00 plus VAT per employee.
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