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The Quality of Working Life: Managing Wellbeing at Work

The Quality of Working Life: Managing Wellbeing at Work. Patrick Woodman Chartered Management Institute The East Midlands Attendance Management Summit 6 November 2008 – BioCity, Nottingham. Who we are.

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The Quality of Working Life: Managing Wellbeing at Work

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  1. The Quality of Working Life: Managing Wellbeing at Work Patrick Woodman Chartered Management Institute The East Midlands Attendance Management Summit 6 November 2008 – BioCity, Nottingham

  2. Who we are The Chartered Management Institute is the only chartered professional body that is dedicated to management and leadership. • 80,000 individual members • 450 corporate members and clients • Membership, networks and events, management resources, management development, qualifications, Chartered Manager, research and policy.

  3. The Quality of Working Life

  4. Managers’ absence • Managers reported on average 3.46 days absence from work due to ill health – up from 3.19 days in 2005 • Directors report lowest absence, 2.94 days;junior managers highest, 4.26 days • Public sector highest • 42% overall reported sickness rates in their organisation increased over last year • Context of long working hours

  5. Managing absence? • High levels of unreported absence • One third report a culture of not taking time off for sickness • 53 per cent report managers treat employees sympathetically over sick leave • Higher average absence duration where employees were not treated sympathetically (8.75 days)

  6. Absence management policies

  7. Benefits and absence

  8. Demand for benefits

  9. UK v Australia 19 v 14

  10. Absence management policies • Managers in the UK were more likely to report that their organisation had a range of policies in place. 76% v 41%

  11. UK v Australia: organisational policies • Healthcare insurance: 41% v 17% • Stress management advice: 42% v 29% • Progressive return to work after absence: 57% v 47% But… • Work/life balance: 30% v 35% • Option to get extra holiday time/leave: 57% v 74% • Overall productivity

  12. Impact? Comparative absence levels

  13. Cultural differences

  14. Bullying in the workplace www.managers.org.uk/bullying2008 New report available from 7 November

  15. Conclusions • Challenge to management • Importance of training: key role in supporting policies • Sophistication of reporting • Era of cost reduction: need for awareness of the positive impact of investing in workplace health

  16. Contact details • Download copies of the executive summary at: www.managers.org.uk/workinglife • Order the 70-page full “Quality of Working Life” report on 020 7421 2721 or email research@managers.org.ukCost: £50 for attendees today (normally £75) – quote EMAM-01 • Questions? Email: patrick.woodman@managers.org.uk

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