Brisbane and Gold Coast Corporate Health and Employee Wellness

John J Kovacs expands on ergonomics and the detrimental effects poor employee health and physical pain have on productivity and achievement in the workplace.

The term workplace musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) refers to various disorders related how work is performed. WMSDs are the main cause of lost time from work.
These disorders cause considerable cost to employers, employees, [...]

Here, Marian MacDonald looks at the impact drugs and alcohol have on the health and wellness of employees. By implementing an effective and personalised health and wellness program that has a confidential employee assistance element is crucial to ensure your staff get the help they need when they need it.
Drugs at work are frighteningly common. [...]

This article by Dakotta JK Alex addresses the many issues involved in workplace stress and health and wellness of employees.

A study published by the Surgeon General of the United States in 1966 warned US companies and industries of the dangers in creating workplaces filled with stress and unpleasantness. The study reported that 13% of workers from [...]

In this article Legiant looks at how stress and overwork negatively impact productivity, morale and corporate health in the workplace.
Stress and overwork are terms commonly heard in the business world. Even though some people believe that stress helps them work better and working lots of hours is great, it’s actually damaging to both your [...]

Feelings traditionally don’t have much place in the business world and as a business owner you may not be all that interested in the moment to moment health of your employees as long as they get the job done. However, you wouldn’t be reading this if you didn’t suspect that their health and the way [...]

Here authors Dr Jennifer Newman and Dr Daryl Grigg talk about common workplace stressors that negatively impact employee health and wellness.

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This article by Cindy Krischer Goodman looks at the responibility of employers in employee obesity and health in the workplace.
It’s 6 p.m. and you still have tons of e-mail to answer. You find yourself grabbing a bag of chips from the office vending machine and settling in for another hour or two — again.
Is there [...]

Stress affects us all at home and effects our performance and health at work. It’s an extremely common issue and mental health is huge in the media at the moment. Campaigns abound to raise our awareness and famous people speak often about stress, depression and anxiety and the devastating effects they’ve had on their personal, work and [...]

As a small business owner myself, I meet a lot of other small business owners and it seems to me that business gets a whole lot more complicated as soon as staff enter the picture. You want to be able to provide a safe and positive environment for them, you want to spend as little [...]