HUMAN OPTIMISATION BY ANDY CAINE

BUSINESSES & ORGANISATIONS  

• Seminars/ Classes,  Theory only OR Single experiences (no theory) ie Meditations, Breathwork. 60 mins. 

• Experiential Workshops (ideal for team day activities and off-sites) 90 mins to 2 hours 

• Half Day Retreat Programme (tailored to client consultation)

• Full Day Retreat Programme (tailored to client consultation)

• Well Being Programmes - 4 / 6 / 8 / 12 Week. Consult, Design and Implement to meet the business needs.

 Source - MHFA 2022

• For every £1 spent by employers on mental health interventions, employers could get back £5.30 in reduced absence, presenteeism, and staff turnover. [3]

• At any one time, one in six people of the working age population of Britain experience symptoms associated with mental ill health. [2]

• 50% of employees have experienced at least one characteristic of burn out due to greater job demands and expectations, lack of social interaction and lack of boundaries between work and home life. [3]

• Almost half of workers (46%) say they’ve worked in recent months despite not feeling physically or mentally well enough to perform their duties. [4]
  
• Mental ill health costs UK employers approximately £56 billion each year. [3]. 

• Annual cost of presenteeism: approx. £28 billion. 

• Annual cost of staff turnover: approx. £22 billion. 

• Annual cost of absenteeism: approx. £6 billion
   
• The total annual cost of mental ill health to employers have increased by 25% since 2019. [3]
   
• 55% of respondents, in the CIPD good work index survey, who have experienced depression in the past 12 months said work had contributed, however, only 36% discussed this with their boss or employer. [4]
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• One third expect or would like more support for their mental health and wellbeing from their employers. [3]
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• Only 38% of HR respondents, in the CIPD Health and wellbeing at work survey, think line managers in their organisation are confident to have sensitive conversations and signpost staff to expert sources of help if needed. [4]
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• Just over a quarter of workers (26%) say they struggle to relax in their personal time because of work. [4]

Definitions:
 

Presenteeism: Attending work in spite of illness and so not performing at full ability. [3]

Absenteeism: Days absent from work in relation to mental health issues. [3]

Burnout: Burnout is a syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterised by three dimensions: feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's job; and reduced professional efficacy. [5]

Sources: 

[1] CIPD health and wellbeing at work survey (2022)

[2] Royal College of Psychiatrists: Mental Health and Work report (2016)

[3] Deloitte UK Mental Health Report (2022)

[4] CIPD good work index (2022)

[5] The World Health Organisation (2019)