IRS Health and Wellbeing at work


1st October 2008, Cavendish Conference Centre, London

Wednesday 1 October 2008

8:45

CHAIR

Dr Mike Goldsmith, Executive Chairman, Medigold
9:00

Registration and Coffee

9:30

Chair's opening remarks

9:40

How the PwC report "The Business Case for Wellness" sets the agenda for organisational health

- How to increase your employee's productivity
- Why invest in employee wellness?
- Practical examples of what employers are doing

Jackie Gittins, Human Capital Director, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
10:30

Promoting Health, protecting your bottom line

- The relationship between health and work performance (specifically absenteeism and presenteeism)
- The common health issues experienced by the working population and their effect upon the bottom line
- Engaging employees in health promotional activities: one size does not fit all
- Return on investment for employers from health and wellbeing initiatives
- Future horizons for population health management

Dr Peter Mills, Chief Medical Officer, Vielife
11:10

Tea and Coffee

11:30

CASE STUDY: Making health promotion part of a people management strategy

- Health and well-being at Tameside: the challenge
- How the organisation has made well-being a priority
- Aspects of the programme, e.g. exercise, hydration, diet, management style
- How far the programme has boosted attendance, well-being and morale

Mick Forrest, Assistant Director, People and Performance, Tameside MBC
12:15

Health at work - the legal implications

- Do employers have a legal duty to positively promote health at work?
- What is the legal position in relation to making sure work is not making employees ill?
- Will the Black review have an effect on the requirements on employers relating to health at work?
- What risks do employers run if they disregard the issue of well-being at work?
David Whincup, Partner, Human Capital Practice, Hammonds
13:00

Lunch

14:00

Happy, smiley people - how humour can boost performance and morale

- What the Happiness Project does, who it works with, the "Success Intelligence" tool
- Interactive exercise for delegates
- Clients of the Happiness Project, including Dove Evolution
- Importance of engagement with organisational vision to well-being
- Role of laughter and positive thinking

Ian Lynch, Coach and Project Manager, The Happiness Project
14:45

CASE STUDY: Making the business case - targeting well-being policies by assessing the health of staff

- Unilver's national health screening programme, and why it was introduced
- How the date was compiled, how complx and how the information will be used to make the business case for investing in health initiatives and tailoring these initiatives to the needs of staff
- What other organisations can learn from this process

Dean Patterson, Health and Productivity Manager, Unilever UK
15:30

Tea and Coffee

15:50

Embedding positive health in your organisation

- Defining the success factors of an integrated health programme
- The relationship between the health of the individual and the organisation
- The services that can be used to support a health management programme
- Financial outcomes and potential ROI

Paul Avis, Corporate Development Manager, Ceridian LifeWorks
James Slater, HR Consultant, Ceridian LifeWorks
16:30

Chair's closing remarks

16:40

End


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