It’s a proven fact that a happy and healthy workforce is more conductive to an efficiently-run business, so it’s important that companies take proper care of their employees and look after their health interests.
According to the CBI Absence and Workplace Health Survey 2010¹, around 180 million working days are lost through sickness absence in the UK every year; an average of 6.4 days per employee. This level of employee sickness is estimated to cost UK businesses £16.8bn a year.
It is important to promote health and wellbeing in the workplace. A healthy, happy workforce has lower sickness rates, which improves the productivity of the business, as well as boosting morale and helping to cut costs of the company. A report by the European Network for Health Promotion² suggests that for every 80p spent on health and wellbeing, businesses can save around £4 due to reduced absenteeism and increased productivity.
More and more businesses are coming around to the idea of providing group healthcare plans for their workers, knowing they make for great employee benefits. If you are considering investing in a corporate healthcare policy for your workforce, then UK Healthcare has a wide range of solutions that can be tailored to suit your business.
A subsidiary of Bolton and District Hospital Saturday Council, UK Healthcare Limited provide affordable healthcare solutions for companies from £1 per employee per week. With a UK Healthcare cash plan costs incurred by a visit to the pharmacy, dentist or opticians, as well as cover for consultant referrals and physiotherapy can be claimed back up to policy limits.
When you purchase a corporate healthcare plan for your business, your employees liaise directly with UK Healthcare, so you are free to concentrate on running your company. There are a wide range of medical expenses that employees can claim towards the costs for, e.g. eye tests, glasses and contact lenses.
For more information about UK Healthcare and their range of business healthcare plans and services, visit the UK Healthcare website at http://www.ukhealthcare.org.uk/for-companies.
References:
¹ The Business Case for Employee Health and Wellbeing 2010:
² The European Network for Health Promotion 2008
Ref: UKH-HS-120111
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