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Workplace health

Resources for employers, local government and commissioners on workplace health.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 21 June 2017
• Last updated: 16 July 2020 — See all updates

Workplace health is promoting and managing the health and wellbeing of staff and includes managing sickness absence and ‘presenteeism’ (a person who is physically at work, but unproductive).

Workplace health interventions are activities undertaken within the workplace by an employer or others to address these issues. It also includes action to address health and safety risks.

The ‘Health, work and health related worklessness’ briefing provides local councillors with a strong business case to address health-related worklessness and promote workplace health in their local authority.

These documents provide guidance for employers of all sizes, local and national government and commissioners.

Supporting the business case for workplace health intervention

‘Health, work and health related worklessness: a guide for local authorities’ (Public Health England and the Local Government Association)

The workplace health issues: diarrhoea and vomiting infographic provides guidance for employers during outbreaks.

• Developing and evaluating workplace health interventions: employer toolkit
  • 17 July 2020
  • Guidance
• Local healthy workplace accreditation guidance
  • 13 August 2019
  • Guidance
• Health and work: infographics
  • 8 January 2021
  • Promotional material
• Health and work, worklessness and economic growth: LEP briefing
  • 12 April 2016
  • Guidance

Developing the evidence base on workplace health intervention

• Interventions to prevent burnout in high risk individuals: evidence review
  • 2 March 2016
  • Research and analysis
• Physical environments and employee wellbeing: topic overview
  • 17 August 2015
  • Research and analysis
• Employee productivity: topic overview
  • 17 August 2015
  • Research and analysis

Published 21 June 2017
Last updated 16 July 2020 + show all updates

1. 16 July 2020

   Added 'Developing and evaluating workplace health interventions: employer toolkit'.

2. 13 August 2019

   Added 'Local healthy workplace accreditation guidance'.

3. 21 June 2017

   First published.