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ALMOSTHALFOFUKWORKERSWOULDHI DEHEAL THI SSUE FROM EMPLOYER Al mos thal fofUKempl oyeeswoul dnott al kt ot hei rempl oyeri ft heywer eexper i enci ngaheal t hi s s ue, havi ngadet r i ment ali mpactonbus i nes sper f or manceand cul t ur e, accor di ngt onew r es ear chf r om not f or pr ofitheal t hcar epr ovi der , BenendenHeal t h.

Asmanyas41 %ofi ndi vi dual sr epor t edt hatt heywoul dn’ tf eelconfidentdi s cus s i ng anyheal t hi s s uewi t ht hei rempl oyer , wi t hmanywor r yi ngaboutwhati twoul dmean f ort hei rcar eerandr el at i ons hi pswi t hi nt hewor kpl ace.

Al mos tat hi r dofbus i nes s es( 28%)accept edt hatt heywoul dhaveconcer nsabout offer i ngs uppor tt ot hos ei nneed, wi t hasmanyasafif t h( 1 9%)r eveal i ngt hatt hey havepr evi ous l yhi r eds omeonewi t hpr eexi s t i ngheal t hcondi t i onsbutwoul dn’ tdo s oagai n, per pet uat i ngt hecycl eofhi ddenheal t hi s s uesatwor kwhi l s topencons er vat i onsandeffect i ves uppor tar enotf or t hcomi ng.

Wi t hmor et hanhal fofal lUKempl oyees( 51 %)r eveal i ngt hatt heyhaveaheal t h i s s ue, l ongt er m condi t i onordi s abi l i t y, BenendenHeal t hi swar ni ngt hatf earand s t i gmaar oundheal t hi nt hewor kpl acemeansmi l l i onsofwor ker smaynotbeget t i ngt heneces s ar y–orany-s uppor tf r om t hei rempl oyer s .

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Theor gani s at i onhasl aunchedanew r epor ts heddi ngl i ghtont hekeyheal t hi s s ues andcondi t i onst hataffectt henat i on’ swor kf or ceandoffer i ngadvi cet obus i nes s es onhow t opr ovi des uppor tt oal lempl oyees-r egar dl es soft hei rbackgr oundor heal t hs t at us-andens ur eheal t hcar epr ovi s i oncat er sequal l yandi ncl us i vel yf ora di ver s et eam.

Thes ur veyof2, 000empl oyeesand500bus i nes sowner sr eveal edt hemos t commonai l ment st hatwor ker shavenotdi s cl os edt ot hei rempl oyert obepoor ment alheal t h, hi ghbl oodpr es s ur eandar t hr i t i s–al lcondi t i onst hatcoul dbeexacer bat edi nt hewor kpl ace.

Mor et hanat hi r dofempl oyees( 36%)al s odi s cl os edt hatt heyhavel i edt oanempl oyeraboutt aki ngt i meofff oranappoi nt ment , wi t hal mos thal f( 44%)of1 624year ol dsdoi ngs o, maki ngi tdi fficul tf orbus i nes s est oens ur ewor ker sar eget t i ngt he appr opr i at es uppor t .

Ther eas onswhyempl oyeeswoul dber et i centt odi s cus st hei rwel l bei ngatwor k wer eal s or eveal ed, wi t hat hi r ds ayi ngt heywoul dwor r yt hatpeopl ewoul dt hi nk t heycoul dn’ tdot hei rj ob( 29%) , mor et hanaquar t erbel i evi ngt heymi ght

l os et hei rj ob( 27%) , afif t hconcer nedt hatt heywoul dbet al kedaboutandonei nt en ( 9%)wor r yi ngt hatpeopl ewoul dn’ twantt obet hei rf r i end.

Fors ome, t hes econcer nswer ebas edonexper i ence, wi t h1 5%ofempl oyeesbel i evi ngt hatt heyhavebeenover l ookedf oraj obi nt hepas tduet oaheal t hi s s ue, l ongt er m condi t i onordi s abi l i t y.

Fol l owi ngt hefindi ngst hataquar t erofbus i nes s es( 26%)s t i l ldon’ tofferanyheal t hcar es uppor ti naddi t i ont os t at ut or yal l owancesand60%oft hos et hatdof ai l i ngt o cons ul templ oyeeswhendoi ngs o, BenendenHeal t hi scal l i ngonbus i nes sowner st o opencommuni cat i onchannel swi t ht hei rt eamsandcons i dert heheal t hneedsof t hei rwor kf or cet os uppor tpos i t i vewel l bei ng, i ncr eas er et ent i onandr educeunexpect edabs ences .

Naomi Thomps on, HeadofODatBenendenHeal t h, s ai d: “ I ti sdi s appoi nt i ngt hats o manypeopl es t i l lf eelt heycan’ ts peakt ot hei rempl oyer saboutt hei rwel l bei ngand t hatas i z eabl enumberofdeci s i onmaker sr ei nf or cet hi swi t hdat edappr oachest o hi r i ngpeopl ewi t hl ongt er m heal t hi s s ues . “ Thi ss t i gmai ses peci al l ypr eval enti nt hewor kpl ace, wi t hbus i nes s est ooof t en unabl et oi dent i f ywel l bei ngi s s ues , empl oyeesconcer nedaboutt hei mpl i cat i onsof di s cus s i ngt hem andacont i nui ngl ackoft angi bl es uppor t , al lofwhi chcont r i but et o l os tt i meandpr oduct i vi t yf orbus i nes s esaswel lasunaddr es s edpoorempl oyeewel l bei ng. “ Heal t hcar es uppor ts houl dbeavai l abl et oal lempl oyees–notj us ts eni ors t aff-and des pi t es omemi s concept i ons , t hi scanbei mpl ement edatanaffor dabl ecos t .

Tai l or edwel l bei ngpr ogr ammes , devel opedwi t hempl oyeecons ul t at i onandr ecogni s i ng t hedi ffer entneedsofamul t i gener at i onal wor kf or ce, cani ncr eas epr oduct i vi t y, s uppor tr ecr ui t mentandpr omot eahappi erandheal t hi erwor kf or ce. ” BenendenHeal t henabl esbus i nes s est oofferaffor dabl e, hi ghqual i t y, pr i vat eheal t hcar et oever yempl oyee.

Thi si ncl udesr oundt hecl ockcar es uchasment alheal t h hel pl i nes , 24/7GPpl usacces st os er vi cess uchasment alheal t hcouns el l i ngs uppor t andmedi caldi agnos t i css oempl oyeescanhavepeaceofmi ndt hatt heycanas kf or hel pwhenevert heyneedi t .

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