Why do we need healthy workplaces?

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Organisations have a unique role in looking out for the health and well-being of their employees. According to the World Health Organization, creating healthy workplaces (HWPs) is the right and legal thing to do and a smart decision. In Norway, where approximately 70% of the population is employed, employers have a unique opportunity to impact the nation's health and well-being positively.

Building Better: Ethics, Compliance, and Advantages

Ethical responsibility

Caring about employees' safety, health, and well-being is a moral imperative - it is the right thing to do.

Compliance facilitator

The Norwegian Working Environment Act uncerscores the legal obligations of creating a healthy workplace.

Strategic advantage

Healthy workplaces can yield significant returns by minimising costs (like sick leave) and optimising benefits (performance, innovation).

Tools

Interactive Tools for 'Why' We Need to Promote Mental Health in the Workplace

Utilise these interactive tools (economic calculator, decision support system, and benchmarking tool) obtain a comprehensive view of where you are, where you could be, and how much you could save by prioritising mental health in the workplace. The three tools are accessible with a simple login, where users need to provide their email address to receive a personal code. Access to the tools is free, and no personal data is collected. The login is designed solely for the purpose of calculating baseline data.

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Economic Calculator

Calculate how much money your organisation could earn by carrying out mental health actions.

Decision Support System

Make a snapshot of the situation at your organisation and see which action for improvement might be implemented.

Benchmarking Tool

Discover how your organisation is doing as compared to other similar organisations.

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Employee Burnout Risk

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Recent data from Statistics Norway (SSB) reveal a significant rise in mental health-related sick leave, accounting for 25% of absences in 2023. This trend has been on the up since 2004, with a sharper increase following the coronavirus outbreak. Since 2020, there's been a 32% surge in mental health disorders' sick leave, mainly due to burnout, depression, and acute mental stress.

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