Motivation for employers to carry out workplace health promotion: literature review

Hassard, J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3662-052X, Wang, D, Cox, T, Muylaert, K, Namysł, A, Kazenas, A, Flaspöler, E and Podniece, Z, 2012. Motivation for employers to carry out workplace health promotion: literature review. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

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Abstract

Workplace health promotion (WHP) is the combined efforts of employers, workers and society to improve the health and wellbeing of people at work. This can be achieved by: improving the work organisation and the work environment; promoting the active participation of all stakeholders in the process, and encouraging personal development. It is important to note that WHP aims to be a complementary support for, but not a replacement of, workplace risk management. Proper risk management is an essential foundation for a successful WHP programme. Developing and sustaining a healthy work environment and workforce has clear benefits for companies and employees, but can also lead to an improvement in social and economic development at local, regional, national and European level. This report presents the findings of a literature review that aims to identify the key reasons, arguments and motivation for employers to carry out workplace health promotion initiatives, and discusses some of the associated challenges and obstacles. This knowledge can be used to encourage and motivate employers to start WHP.

Item Type:	Research report for external body
Creators:	Hassard, J., Wang, D., Cox, T., Muylaert, K., Namysł, A., Kazenas, A., Flaspöler, E. and Podniece, Z.
Corporate Creators:	European Agency for Safety and Health at Work - EU-OSHA
Publisher:	Publications Office of the European Union
Place of Publication:	Luxembourg
Date:	2012
ISBN:	9789291919994
ISSN:	1831-9351
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.2802/50267 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	29 Jun 2017 09:24
Last Modified:	29 Jun 2017 10:07
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/31137

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