As employers, we know how seriously you take your duty of care in keeping a healthy, happy and productive workforce. The outrageous cost of an unhealthy employee may not give you any choice, with figures such as £13billion being the annual cost of sickness to organisations in UK alone. (2009, CIPD)

Ill health costs business through loss of production, retention of staff, cost of absenteeism and long term sick pay, cost of temporary staff, staff turnover and early retirement, low morale, decrease in job satisfaction and industrial injuries, but unlike an unwell workforce, this list never tires.

Simply put, good health is good business. This has been proven again and again with research showing the effectiveness of Employee Wellness Programs and the tremendous returns on investment in terms of cost saving. While just a decade ago companies saw Wellness ROI in terms of lower healthcare costs, their attention is now turned to overall productivity, because indirect costs of poor health such as Absenteeism, Presenteeism and Disability can be three times higher than direct medical costs.

Making wellness within your business a priority is the fundamental differentiator between mediocre and exceptional performance. A properly implemented program affects the bottom line of your organisation as much as it builds good will.