Promoting Employee Health (Industrial Relations in Practice Series) - Hardcover

The physical and mental health of an employee influences attendance and quality of work. Indifferent health, lack of a sense of well- being, affects both the individual and the efficiency of the organisation. This book is intended to give general and specific guidance to the non-medical person involved with the health of people working in offices and similar surroundings, on the common cause of ill-health of staff and factors at work which influence health.

The physical and mental health of an employee influences attendance and quality of work. Indifferent health and lack of a sense of well-being affects both the individual and the efficiency of the organization. This book is designed to give general and specific guidance to non-medical personnel involved with the health of employees in offices and similar surroundings. It examines factors at work which influence health and explains how to deal correctly with personal situations without causing unnecessary distress. Medical terminology is restricted to providing understanding of terms commonly used by doctors in communications. The "Industrial Relations in Practice" series is intended for personnel managers, union negotiators, employees, welfare advisors and lawyers, with an emphasis on current practice in leading British organizations. Aimed at both sides of industry, it features topics of concern to the work-force of today and those responsible for its management.