RGU Wellness B2B Absence Management

ABSENCE MANAGEMENT For more information, please contact: Tel: +44 (0) 1224 262626 Email: rguwellness@rgu.ac.uk www.rgu.ac.uk/rguwellness For more information on the full range of Occupational Health services RGU: Wellness can provide, please visit www.rgu.ac.uk/wellness

Healthy workforce, Healthy bottom line

wellness WELLNESS Produced by The Gatehouse Design and Print Consultancy at Robert Gordon University • 45837AA Robert Gordon University, a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC013781

ABSENCE MANAGEMENT Department for Work and Pensions1 figures for 2014 show that employers face a yearly bill of around £9 billion for sick pay and associated costs. However, the greater cost of absence from work can be the loss of productivity, effectiveness and morale which not only affects the individual concerned but also an organisation’s ability to deliver its contracts, impacting on income and reputation.

Potential Benefits to Employers and Employees at a Glance • A more effective workforce and increased productivity

These costs can now be minimised by the introduction of effective absence management policies, which research shows can lead to a reduction in absence costs by up to 50%. Additionally, through early detection, assessment and intervention, effective absence management can also reduce presenteesim, which is estimated to account for as much, if not more, of a loss in productivity than sickness in the current climate.

• A healthier bottom line for your company

It is important to remember that a healthy workforce, equals a healthy business.

The indirect costs of poor health, including absenteeism, disability and reduced output can be several times higher than the cost of investing to ensure the health of your employees.

What is included in Absence Management @ RGU: Wellness?

At RGU: Wellness, we go beyond a simple list of services relating to Absence Management.

• Up to 50% reduction in days lost due to work-related ill health* • Fewer preventable errors and injuries • Demonstrable commitment to staff wellbeing – keeping healthy people healthy

* based on meta analysis. Results will vary by company

RGU: Wellness offers a range of Absence Management procedures tailored to the specific needs of your company. These include: • Medicals - pre-employment, return to work, OGUK • Functional Capacity Evaluations: Neuropsychological Evaluations • Work Fit Assessments • Telephone Absence Advisory Service • Physiotherapy • Work Site Assessments • Health Surveillance

We offer our clients:

• Mental health solutions (including counselling, CBT and Mindfulness)

• rapid access to a rehabilitation package, tailored to meet the individual employee’s needs with swift transition through the range of services required

• Health Improvement and Promotion

• individual case management by an experienced an Rehabilitation Case Coordinator

• Drug and Alcohol testing

• responsive reporting provided from referral/request every step of the way to rehabilitation • services that are evidence-based and underpinned by research All of this gives our clients a bespoke, robust, coordinated, effective quality service, unrivalled by other service providers.

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www.gov.uk/government/news/a-million-workers-off-sick-for-more-than-a-month

• Workplace Wellness packages

ABSENCE MANAGEMENT Department for Work and Pensions1 figures for 2014 show that employers face a yearly bill of around £9 billion for sick pay and associated costs. However, the greater cost of absence from work can be the loss of productivity, effectiveness and morale which not only affects the individual concerned but also an organisation’s ability to deliver its contracts, impacting on income and reputation.

Potential Benefits to Employers and Employees at a Glance • A more effective workforce and increased productivity

These costs can now be minimised by the introduction of effective absence management policies, which research shows can lead to a reduction in absence costs by up to 50%. Additionally, through early detection, assessment and intervention, effective absence management can also reduce presenteesim, which is estimated to account for as much, if not more, of a loss in productivity than sickness in the current climate.

• A healthier bottom line for your company

It is important to remember that a healthy workforce, equals a healthy business.

The indirect costs of poor health, including absenteeism, disability and reduced output can be several times higher than the cost of investing to ensure the health of your employees.

What is included in Absence Management @ RGU: Wellness?

At RGU: Wellness, we go beyond a simple list of services relating to Absence Management.

• Up to 50% reduction in days lost due to work-related ill health* • Fewer preventable errors and injuries • Demonstrable commitment to staff wellbeing – keeping healthy people healthy

* based on meta analysis. Results will vary by company

RGU: Wellness offers a range of Absence Management procedures tailored to the specific needs of your company. These include: • Medicals - pre-employment, return to work, OGUK • Functional Capacity Evaluations: Neuropsychological Evaluations • Work Fit Assessments • Telephone Absence Advisory Service • Physiotherapy • Work Site Assessments • Health Surveillance

We offer our clients:

• Mental health solutions (including counselling, CBT and Mindfulness)

• rapid access to a rehabilitation package, tailored to meet the individual employee’s needs with swift transition through the range of services required

• Health Improvement and Promotion

• individual case management by an experienced an Rehabilitation Case Coordinator

• Drug and Alcohol testing

• responsive reporting provided from referral/request every step of the way to rehabilitation • services that are evidence-based and underpinned by research All of this gives our clients a bespoke, robust, coordinated, effective quality service, unrivalled by other service providers.

1

www.gov.uk/government/news/a-million-workers-off-sick-for-more-than-a-month

• Workplace Wellness packages

ABSENCE MANAGEMENT For more information, please contact: Tel: +44 (0) 1224 262626 Email: rguwellness@rgu.ac.uk www.rgu.ac.uk/rguwellness For more information on the full range of Occupational Health services RGU: Wellness can provide, please visit www.rgu.ac.uk/wellness

Healthy workforce, Healthy bottom line

wellness WELLNESS Produced by The Gatehouse Design and Print Consultancy at Robert Gordon University • 45837AA Robert Gordon University, a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC013781