Healthy Workforce: Enhancing Wellbeing and Productivity in the Workers of the Future

Mental health issues, stress, and chronic illness are the leading causes of absence from work and loss of productivity in most Western economies. The Healthy Workforce: Enhancing Wellbeing and Productivity in the Workers of the Future examines current challenges and future solutions to improve workforce health and productivity. It explores why workforce health is a critical challenge for businesses, governments, and employees and how it will increase with an aging workforce. The book offers practical guidance for professionals on delivering an effective and evidence-based workplace health plan.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 15 November 2021
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Mental health issues, stress, and chronic illnesses are the primary contributors to absenteeism from work and reduced productivity in the majority of Western economies. While research and public awareness of this epidemic of physical and mental ill-health among working-age individuals are on the rise, our understanding of its impact on company performance and productivity, as well as potential solutions for the future, remains relatively limited.

The Healthy Workforce: Enhancing Wellbeing and Productivity in the Workers of the Future delves into current challenges and potential solutions to better understand the issues surrounding how we can enhance the health of today's and tomorrow's workforce. This comprehensive book explores why workforce health is a critical concern for businesses, governments, and employees alike, and how this importance is expected to increase with the aging workforce.

In conjunction with the authors' exploration of health issues within the work context, there is a significant focus on the impact of worker health on direct and indirect productivity costs. This book provides practical guidance for professionals seeking to initiate and implement an effective and evidence-based workplace health plan, aimed at enhancing and sustaining productivity growth in businesses both in the present and in the future.

Weight: 348g
Dimension: 130 x 198 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838675028