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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Flexibility in workplace boosts employee health--study Study: Making employees happy. According to a study done by the Durham University in England, flexibility and control of working hours and work practices was beneficial to employeesā€™ mental and physical health, resulting in higher productivity. Approximately 16 000 employees were involved in the study. The purpose of was to discover how employers can save on medical expenses. The study also found that employers who motivate or try to dictate work schedules do not affect employees in a positive manner. The higher the flexibility in work schedules for employees the higher the ability to have healthy workplaces and work practices. Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-19 22:22:22 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: High levels of burnout among UK family doctors, especially in group practice 2012-01-31 08:59:19 Other posts tagged workplace wellness, healthy workplaces, medical expenses, flex time, schedules, ROI: · [Benefits of working from home depends on family demands] · [Increased worker flexibility not always a good thing] · [Workplace wellness plan saves money over the long-term, new study shows] · [Employers offer concessions as workplace demands escalate: Survey] · [Temporarily shutting down the office when you need to] · [Small Business Management Tips: How Healthy is Your Company?] · [Contrary to what some managers think, flex-time, home workers put in more hours] · [VIDEO: Professor Philip Zimbardo discusses his newest book, The Time Paradox] · [Work stress can raise womens heart disease risk] · [How your employees can make -- or break -- a brand relationship] · [Best workplace list] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: High levels of burnout among UK family doctors, especially in group practice Depersonalized doctors: A cross-sectional study of 564 doctors, 760 consultations and 1,876 patient reports in UK general practice Posted by: mara on 2012-01-31 08:59:19 Majority groups support assimilation -- except when they are not majorities It is hard to integrate a society to maintain minority identities and not make the majority feel their values are being rejected Posted by: danica on 2012-01-29 11:06:21 Color-coding, rearranging food products improves healthy choices in hospital cafeteria Labeling all foods and beverages with a simple red, yellow and green color scheme to indicate their relative healthiness led patrons to purchase more of the healthy items Posted by: danica on 2012-01-25 16:56:28 If you plan, then you will accomplish... but it helps to have a friend Partnering up or planning with someone can really boost the likelihood of sticking to your resolutions Posted by: mara on 2012-01-05 09:18:08 Sky light sky bright -- inside your office New LED ceiling mimics sky, natural lighting for improved mental health Posted by: danica on 2012-01-04 11:20:24 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: wellergize: #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/tSMMEA6j ā–ø Top stories today via @ergoplus @skilven - about 30 minutes ago + More Recent Tweets: Our twitter feed is brand-spanking new! You can follow us or contact us here: @Wellergize. We'll tweet and retweet events, blog post topics, and relevant news. wellergize: #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/tSMMEA6j ā–ø Top stories today via @humoratwork @watershedflow @hrconnector @hrbloggers - 5:04pm February 2, 2012 wellergize: Read #workplacewellness daily ā–ø today's top stories via @occupknowledge @watershedflow ā–ø http://t.co/8GtgUAuy - 3:27pm January 31, 2012 Powered by (a variation of) TwitterZoid Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? Bell Canada, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization. Contacting us: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 4. You can also use the form on the Contact Us page to request information on specific workplace wellness topics.
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