Dr James Murray

www.softtissuecentre.com.au

Encouraging employees to flourish and thrive

Dr James Murray

Managing Director


Encouraging employees to flourish and thrive

• Unhealthy workforce burden

• Health and wellbeing problems

• Take aim

• Think commercial

• Monitor health

• Engage employees

• Make money work for you

HOW CAN WE MAKE HEALTH

AND WELLBEING

MEANINGFUL?


Employers already carry health and wellbeing burden

• Tough economy

• Global competition

• Staff retention challenges

• Need best players on the field

• Absenteeism cost us $17bn/year

• Presenteeism costs $34.1bn/year

Source: 2012 Absence Management Survey, Medibank 2011 Sick at work Report

PROFIT MARGINS

KEEP REDUCING


Health and wellbeing problems

• Global

• No follow up

• No reporting

• No communication

• Throw away money

• Not meaningful

MUCH MORE THAN A BOWL

OF FRUIT


Take aim

• Know your pie

• Solve one issue at a time

• Develop a program and plan

• Sprains/strains often big cost drivers

• Mental wellbeing big issue

• % are ill as well as injured

TACKLE

BIGGEST PROBLEMS

FIRST


Think commercial

• Need to convince money men

• Investment must add up

• Measure outcomes

• Develop ROI

• Effective health and wellbeing will:

– Double revenue growth

– Increase profit per employee 9%

– Source AONHewitt 2013

MAKE PROGRAMS A

HARD COMMERCIAL NECESSITY


• 68% over the age of 40

• 34% 15+ years of service

• 42% of all injures Strains, Sprains and Pains

• 1st priority – maintain a safe place of work

– Work with Soft Tissue Centre on high risk tasks

• Then journey to Health & Wellness culture

Making Campbell’s Soup a Great Place to Work


Health & Wellness Policy

Physical - promoting activities that will increase employee fitness and reduce the risk of chronic disease

Nutrition - providing information on healthy eating and working with the canteen to regularly provide healthy options

Financial - building employee awareness regarding their finances including budgeting and superannuation

Mental - supporting employees by providing a free EAP service and building awareness through information and seminars

Social - being socially conscious and encouraging employees to contribute to our CSR goals


Monitor employee health

• Responsibility to monitor employee health

• Include pre-employments

• Addresses perception gap

– People think they are healthier (AONHewitt)

• Measures program effectiveness

FIND OBJECTIVE OUTCOMES

TO MEASURE


Engage employees - the trifecta

• On company time

• Funded by the business

• Not available outside work

– E.g. Soft Tissue Centre only provider of Active Release Techniques nationally

FEW PROVIDERS AVERAGE ONLY 3.1

TREATMENTS PER INJURY


Make money work for you

• WorkCover costs are wasteful

• Unhealthy workforce burden huge

• Effective programs are free and make money

• Health and wellbeing can be competitive edge

• Educate senior management

WE KEEP YOUR PEOPLE

WORKING


We look forward to working with you!

Contact information

T. 1300 734 643

E. [email protected] W. www.softtissuecentre.com.au

Dr James Murray

Technology