Legislation

In October 2005, the government launched a new strategy to improve the overall health and wellbeing of people in work.

One of the aims of the ‘Health, work and wellbeing’ strategy is to achieve a situation where

“work offers opportunities to promote individual health and wellbeing, and access to and retention of work promotes and improves the overall health of the population”

By law, employers are required to:

1. detect and resolve any risk factors that can contribute to ill health at work
2. advise employees on any work health issues and
3. collaborate with employees in ensuring high standards of health & safety.

With a range of solutions to encourage health & wellbeing, employers can stay on the right side of legislation, reducing the risk of costly prosecution and a loss of reputation. To find out more about the employer’s legal requirements go to www.hse.gov.uk