1. Are you fit for business? Take on the workplace challenge and get active! Joe Capon Herts Sports Partnership26 th March 2014

2. Herts Sports Partnership More people, more active, more often Partnership of organisations working towards common goals – core team Deliver variety of programmes – children young people, disability sports, older adults etc Draw in funding to make sport happen locally

3. Workplace Challenge? Funders and Partners Activity log and challenges Workplace Challenge Champions Sports Competitions E-news, events, signposting

4. Activity log and challenges Free online tool aimed at business to get workforce more active Track activity level, weight, C02 emissions New challenges to be launched soon!

5. Workplace Challenge Training ½ day Herts workshop – to give delegates a better understanding of the impact of physical wellbeing in the workplace, how to support the workplace challenge and best use of the on line portal Why attend? - Useful ‘bolt on’ for existing Workplace health Champions who are interested in physical wellbeing Interested? - dates TBC May/June- email Joe Capon

6. Website Demo

7. Sports Competitions Fun, inclusive, team based competitions Ideas in the pipeline (tbc) Rounders, Badminton, Touch Rugby etc… Bookings and promotion through website and newsletter

8. News and events One stop shop Mass participation events, charity days, local opportunities Health awareness campaigns National walking month, National Bike Week, Mental Health Awareness Week E-newsletter Updates on new challenges, sports comps etc

9. Benefits to employers Lower health care and disability costs Enhanced employee productivity Reduced employee absenteeism Decreased rates of illness Enhanced corporate image Improved employee morale Improved employee recruitment and retention Creation of a culture of health

10. Business Case – Example Worked example - for a company with 300 employees earning average £8.20/hr On average, sickness absence costs employers 8.4 working days per employee per year (Chartered Institute of Personal Development 2007a). Physical activity programmes at work have been found to reduce absenteeism by up to 20%; physically active workers take 27% fewer sick days (Health, Work and Wellbeing Programme 2008).

11. www.workplacechallenge.org.uk/herts Contact Details: Joe Capon Herts Sports Partnership 01707 284229 j.capon2@herts.ac.uk twitter.com/WorkplaceChall facebook.com/WorkplaceChallenge