Managing Employee's Fitness For Work

Overview

According to the IOSH report 'The Healthy Profit', sickness absence due to mental ill health alone costs the UK economy more than £8bn per year. An organisation that is healthy and well is more likely to be productive, innovative and competitive.

This Intellelearn Managing Employee's Fitness for Work course is designed to provide your people with the tools and techniques to improve the health and wellbeing of the entire workforce. 

Did you know: “69% of Managers have not been trained to recognise poor mental health in their employees!”

This Managing Employee's Fitness for Work course offers a fresh approach to health training. You’ll find a practical programme, full of step-by-step guidance, and a sharp business focus. But you’ll also find that the content engages and inspires your staff – critical to getting the message embedded across the whole organisation.

Managing Employee's Fitness for Work is for managers and supervisors working in any sector, and for any organisation. It’s designed to provide them with the tools and techniques to improve health and wellbeing across their organisation. They won’t suddenly become health and wellbeing experts – but it will help them to become line managers who truly care about the health and wellbeing of an organisation’s most important asset – its people.

What you’ll learn:

• List types of common non-work related physical and mental health conditions and describe how they impact fitness for work
• Describe the requirements and types of health assessments for specific worker groups
• Describe the components of a drug and alcohol policy and testing process and explain how to manage results
• Explain ways to conduct absence management and recognise the benefits of getting people back to work