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head2toe4health an
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"The
court … considered what a reasonable employer should do when faced with an
employee clearly suffering from work-related stress. Giving guidance on the
issue of breach of duty, the Court said that an employer who offers a
confidential advice
service with referral to appropriate counselling or treatment
services and treatment services, is unlikely to be found in breach of duty”
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Fact: Did you know that the That's £13 billion a year! |
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Press release - Assoc
of Reflexologists
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The
Problem Effects of Stress
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The
Solution
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How
Holistic Therapies can help your Company
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The
Benefits Success Stories
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Other
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Quotes from the Press
The Guardian, 17 January 2000
Stress the big risk to business
A
survey of the
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Guardian - Office Hours - Claire Phipps 30 October 2000
"...Bosses who think that
there's no problem with stress in their firm should be aware that their
employees are consummate liars. When questioned by mental health charity Mind
about absences from work caused by stress, 27% of workers admitted that they
would rather fabricate a purely physical reason for taking time off than tell
their boss that they were suffering from stress"....
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Evening Standard 18 September 2000
"It's a fact, people
who experience regular stress at work are five times more likely to fall sick
than those who don't and its costing
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The
Problem
Present day demands on
business are putting employers and employees under a tremendous amount of
pressure. In a MORI poll research, stress was cited
as having a negative effect on the health of over a third of the working
population (amounting to approximately 8.5 million people). It is estimated that up to 75% of illness is
stress-related.
A recent report produced by the Institute of Management confirms that no less than 270,000 people take time
off work every day due to stress-related illness. A vast amount of working days
are being lost to commerce and industry. The estimated annual cost to the
country is a staggering £13 billion.
Peter Matthews, International Stress Management Association, states that companies would be well advised to have
in place a 'stress management policy' and an 'employee stress management
programme' or they could find they are faced with a spate of legal claims for stress-related conditions, caused by stressful work
environments. Unless employers
proactively address this NOW they will have a
significant problem on their hands.
The Effects of Stress at Work
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[ Substantially reduced efficiency and accuracy of work produced [ Reduced performance in physical tasks [ Negative effect on abstract planning, decision-making and
creativity [ Tiredness and irritability [ Weakening of the immune system and the development of physical
illness |
Such
is the level of concern over lost working days that companies have looked at
various ways of tackling the problem. The introduction of holistic therapies by a number of major groups
and larger firms has proved successful, but it is only the tip of
the iceberg.
Various overseas countries have been addressing this problem for a number of
years. Occupational health services have been working in conjunction with
employers in an aim to find ways to reduce the amount of stress and
work-related illness. Many firms both abroad and in this country employ Reflexologists and other holistic
therapists
to cope with stress amongst the workforce.
Research
and various discussions have clearly proved that across the length and breadth
of the country there is a demand for the services of Reflexologists and other
massage therapists.
How Holistic Therapies can help your
Company
The benefits of Reflexology, Indian Head Massage and other holistic therapies can be made available to your staff in a number of ways:
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[ by simply increasing employees' awareness of the benefits
of holistic therapies [ by running workshops and seminars to encourage employees
to help themselves towards better health [ by providing treatments at work which may or may not be
subsidised by the company [ by running Stress Busting workshops during lunch hours,
at the end of the day or even at weekends [ by providing introductory courses where employees can
learn how to give each other treatments |
If your
company or organisation expresses an interest, Head2Toe4Health will visit to discuss ways
in which the therapies can be best utilised within your Company. Leaflets and other information can be made
readily available.
If you would like an introductory talk or demonstration, please contact us and we will be very happy to
assist you and answer any questions you may have.
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Regular
treatments have been found to
[improve relationships amongst staff and between staff and
management [provide pain relief for stress-related conditions, such as
headaches, migraine etc .... and more |
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Reduced
sickness and absenteeism, increased productivity and financial benefits for the
company are the visible results. Less
obvious, perhaps, are the positive effects on morale amongst employees who feel
they are being treated with respect and a caring attitude.
Success Stories
Odense
Post Office
in Denmark which has employed a full-time reflexologist since 1990 reports
saving around £100,000 a year due to a 13.3% reduction in sickness and
absenteeism.
Ishoj
Municipal Health Department recorded 2,499 fewer sick hours over a 6 month period in
which employees received reflexology, giving a saving of £21,490.
SAS
Cargo
estimated a financial saving of £2,000 a month when employees were receiving
reflexology.
Fonss and Hove, Solicitors in Kolding, found that employees receiving treatment showed
greater motivation and enhanced working ability. After a 4 year period, the
need for treatments declined because of minimal sickness and absenteeism.
Companies in the
For further information on Reflexology, you may visit the Association of
Reflexologists website or you can click here to go directly to the for Association's Stress
Page
Other sites of interest
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Check out the alarming facts about
workplace stress
Workplace
Stress Doubles Sick Days
Work Overload
is main cause of stress
Stress competencies for managers: management
training for managing team stress
Workplace stress is now
widely recognised as a major modern occupational health issue
BBC News | Health | Stress grows as workplace hazard
Guardian | Rising stress brings 'desk rage' at work
High
Court awards put spotlight on stress
An epidemic
of workplace stress
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