Under recent UK law, employers now have a legal duty of care to ensure their employees are not harmed by work related stress.
The Health Bank Account is a dynamic, proactive response to this initiative.
The programme has been designed to be simple but effective, it allows the employer to gain a valuable insight into the well-being of its most vital assets – the employees.
Why is The Health Bank Account so special?
The Health bank Account redefines stress as 'excessive pressure', which impacts on biochemical, structural and emotional levels.
The Health Bank Account pinpoints for the employer and the employee where that stress might be emanating from.
The Health Bank Account programme is designed to support and encourage employees to make healthy changes to their lifestyles. Sustainable change can only be effective if the decision is made by the employee and supported by the employer. In order to make changes employees need to follow a personal process of discovery, understanding, determination, action and sustainability.
The Health Bank Account incorporates the six key areas of work design as identified by The Health and Safety Executive, which has been indicted as the primary sources of Stress at work. read more...