Fife Chamber Launches New Health for Work Adviceline
For the UK's million's of small businesses, the impact on profitability of employee sickness absence can be huge.
The free Chamber ‘Health for Work Adviceline' - 0800 0 77 88 44 - provides small business owners and managers with the expert advice and support they need to help team members being affected by ill health.
Many managers will have experienced how the health of an individual impacts on their performance. Millions of working days are lost each year because of back pain problems alone and work-related mental health issues such as stress, anxiety and depression are increasing. It is now more important than ever to:
- Find the advice and support you need today to help an employee experiencing ill health
- Develop a plan to effectively and sympathetically deal with employee sickness absence
- Establish how to deal with similar problems in the future, should they occur
- Think differently about your business and how to make it a healthy workplace
Fife Chamber Chief Executive Alan Russell comments, "The impact of employee ill health on small and medium-sized businesses is an important issue. While many firms are aware of the problem and offer some level of support, it is essential that more are able to provide help to affected staff - not least through ready access to good occupational health advice.
"The free Health for Work Adviceline helps them address issues of employee health and reduce absenteeism. It will ensure that the impact of ill health on their business is minimised."
