Royal Mail Group Launches Health And Lifestyle Assessment Se

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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Royal Mail Group today underlined its commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of its people through two new initiatives that will give them easy access to healthy lifestyle assessment and coaching services.

An online health checking and assessment service is being launched to enable the 180,000 people working for Royal Mail, Parcelforce Worldwide and Post Office Ltd to analyse their health and lifestyles and put in place improvement plans by accessing information on a range of areas, from nutrition to stress and exercise.

And the business is recruiting of a team of Health Trainers throughout the UK who will help fellow workers to improve their health through advice and practical support. Its work with the Department of Health in developing the Health Trainer scheme in the workplace leads the way for the implementation of Health Trainers by other UK businesses.

Royal Mail Group has been addressing the biological, social and psychological causes of absence and has introduced health and wellbeing policies on an unprecedented scale. Absenteeism at Royal Mail Group has fallen from seven per cent to five per cent in the past three years.

Initiatives have included:
• A group wide programme to reduce non-attendance and sickness absence focusing on management training and HR support
• Improving access and broadening occupational health support services to include physio and occupational therapy
• Communication and awareness raising programmes health promotion materials targeting smoking and back pain

With absence costing the UK economy an estimated £13.4 billion a year, Royal Mail Group’s success provides valuable insight and a blueprint for effectively tackling this challenging and costly issue. Royal Mail Group is working closely with Government, stakeholders, customers and other employers to share the benefits of its experience.

Dr Steve Boorman, Director of Corporate Responsibility, said: "Investing in the health and wellbeing of our people has been crucial in helping respond to the challenges of the modern marketplace. Our unique approach has not only helped cut costs, but also improved productivity and increased employee morale.

"As the Government increasingly looks to employers to promote and sustain the health and wellbeing of UK workers, our experience provides a useful benchmark for organisations and businesses looking to reduce the impact of absence on their operations."

Ben Willmott, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s Employee Relations Adviser, said: "These two initiatives show that Royal Mail is serious about proactively supporting employee health rather than simply managing employee absence. As an increasingly important political and economic consideration, driving down absence and sustaining the health and wellbeing of workers is something organisations cannot afford to ignore."

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[andy2007]

I see the propoganda machine is working well. All of us who have needed ongoing treatment for anything, know that RM actively discourage continuing with it. They SAY that they want to improve our health and wellbeing. But the moment that you actually need to take up this help, they demand that you re-arange your shifts if you can't get appointments before or after work (harder than it sounds), or loose a days pay for each appointment.

The Press however, will think that RM actually care about their Staff (or statistics from RM's point of view). What a shame, that people will be taken in with this BS.

[Broxi51]

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Royal Mail Group today underlined its commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of its people through two new initiatives

1. Longer delivery areas during the so called quiet summer periods.
2. Phoning every morning you are off to see if you can come back.

See, they do care

[norbert]

I see the propoganda machine is working well. All of us who have needed ongoing treatment for anything, know that RM actively discourage continuing with it. They SAY that they want to improve our health and wellbeing. But the moment that you actually need to take up this help, they demand that you re-arange your shifts if you can't get appointments before or after work (harder than it sounds), or loose a days pay for each appointment.

The Press however, will think that RM actually care about their Staff (or statistics from RM's point of view). What a shame, that people will be taken in with this BS.

RM are having a laugh, fool's paradise

[combocrasher]

Improving access and broadening occupational health support services to include physio and occupational therapy

Would be good if this was true, but i have been a postie to long to believe it

[pinstripe]

Royal Mail Group has been addressing the biological, social and psychological causes of absence and has introduced health and wellbeing policies on an unprecedented scale. Absenteeism at Royal Mail Group has fallen from seven per cent to five per cent in the past three years.

Initiatives have included:
• A group wide programme to reduce non-attendance and sickness absence focusing on management training and HR support

Yes, reach any stage level no matter the cause and it is automatically issued. I haven't heard of any stage 1 or 2 not being issued. Staff are dragging themselves into work when a blind man could see they are unfit. Not that RM care as long as the duty is covered for that day. Go on someone, please prove me wrong, surely someone has heard of a stage 1 or 2 not being issued, since last years strikes.