Work and Wellbeing
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Time for your workplace well-being to get a health check
Gary Martin | January 14, 2021Corporate wellness and workplace well-being are having a moment in the sun – even though some say they are simply making another comeback, Professor Gary Martin explains.
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Report shares Real Wishes of Australians
Real Insurance | May 8, 2020In an Australian first, the Real Wishes Index 2020 was created by Real Insurance with the aim of finding out what Australians greatest wishes are when it comes to finances, career and experiences.
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Time to thrive: creating the future through an integrated wellbeing framework
Rachel Bevans | April 14, 2020Businesses and brands are racing to help their employees and customers manage productivity, social isolation and mental health through the rapid digital and life transformation that’s happening to facilitate working from and staying at home.
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Workplace wellness is no longer a luxury – here’s how to see to it
Andrej Kovacevic | March 24, 2020As the Coronavirus pandemic takes hold, and with those with preexisting health conditions turning out to be at the highest risk – the value of workplace wellness programmes may be about to become obvious.
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Measuring progress and wellbeing in Australia
Stephen Bartos | December 23, 2019Attempts to measure wellbeing in Australia, and factor it into public policy have stalled, but wellbeing measures are being used with success in Iceland, New Zealand and elsewhere, offering hope their adoption will rekindle interest in this country.
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Six ways to relax after work
Derek Lotts | December 6, 2019To most people, their jobs are very fulfilling and working can be great fun, but it should go beyond just earning a living and paying bills.
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Paint manufacturer ordered to upskill senior staff in safety
First 5000 | November 28, 2019An industrial paint mixing and manufacturing company, MMP Industrial Pty Ltd, was ordered to provide essential safety training to key staff after a worker was seriously burnt during cleaning activities.
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Nurses left out of preventative health planning
First 5000 | September 24, 2019The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has expressed its disappointment that nurses have been ‘left out’ of crucial planning for Australia’s 10-year Preventative Health Strategy.
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The benefit of Wellness Programs in the Workplace
Dominique Lyone | August 30, 2019Championing healthy choices in the workplace seems like a good approach to improving your team’s well-being, but does introducing a wellness plan actually have a positive impact on overall workplace health and well-being?
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Employees who take leave are happier, more productive
First 5000 | July 24, 2019New data from WorkScore shows that employees who take their annual leave are more productive at work, less stressed and are happier at work than those who don’t take their leave.
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New data shows work is negatively impacting Men’s Wellbeing
First 5000 | June 7, 2019Ahead of Men’s Health Week, Workscore has reviewed the scores of over 3,000 male employees and discovered that one-third of our respondents are struggling with poor wellbeing in areas such as work, body and mindset.
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5 ideas to make the most of your office coffee
Liam Smith | March 20, 2019When you’re at work and that long-awaited coffee break finally comes, there is nothing more disappointing than going to the old vending machine in the break room which gives you that tasteless, barely coffee-reminiscent liquid.
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Australian companies working to offset $7 billion productivity losses through flu vaccination programs
First 5000 | February 27, 2019Employers are bracing themselves for potential repeat productivity losses this flu season with many employees again expected to take multiple sick days to recover from illness.
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Performing at a High Level: How business executives can stay healthy, motivated
Eva Benoit | February 22, 2019For business owners and busy executives, stress comes with the job. It’s part and parcel of the responsibilities and elevated expectations executives face every day. But expecting stress because you live with it every day isn’t enough: You need to find ways to manage stress and mitigate its potentially destructive impact.
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Study reveals economic and health benefits of denser suburbs
First 5000 | February 20, 2019Denser and more walkable suburban developments keep chronic diseases at bay and deliver lifetime economic and health gains of $4,500 for every resident, new research shows.
