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Insomnia-associated work absenteeism is expensive and that the expense is borne primarily by employers - SLEEP Healthy employees boost a company’s bottom line - Forbes Lost productivity when sick at home 28%, lost productivity when sick at work 72% - CLASP 2005 When people don't feel good, they simply don't do their best work - Harvard Business Review Incentive programs can result in a 22% gain in performance - UCF Well designed and implemented programs have the potential to save money and produce ROI - JOEM £1 spent on employees the ROI saves £3.92 - Deakin University Study $25.7 billion – The estimated cost of presenteeism to the Australian economy in 2005/6 - Medibank Private Retention of skilled employees a priority - AIM Victoria A motivated and engaged workforce is key - Hudson Australia In the U.K. and U.S. 70% of employees don't sleep well on Sunday night - Wall Street Journal Lost productivity costs due to depression are costly and for the most part invisible - AMA (US) Lost production from harmful alcohol consumption costs Australian industry in excess of $3.5 billion per year - NCETA Obesity was associated with over 4 million days lost from the workplace in 2001 - AU GOVT 76% of workplace allergy sufferers report that their ability to do their job effectively is reduced - ascia The majority of employees deemed unhealthy are productive for approximately 49 hours per month. Compare this to 140 hours for healthy employees - Medibank Private During the decade 2020-30 only 125,000 new entrants are expected to enter the AU workforce - ACCESS ECO. 61% of employees were found not engaged and a further 21% were actively disengaged - Gallup Q12 Employee discontent is brewing - Hudson

Employee optimism on the rise

Friday, 16 October 2009 03:53
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Recruitment consultancy, Robert Walters, has released its ‘Employee Insights’ survey of over 400 Australian professionals, revealing that 75% of employees feel that their sector is showing signs of improvement.

When compared to the national average, employees working within accounting and finance (77%), sales and marketing (81%), risk management and compliance (97%), and the legal field (98%) were the most optimistic.

Workers employed in HR roles showed the least optimism of all those surveyed, with only 62% agreeing that their sector was showing signs of improvement, closely followed by those in banking at 67%.

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