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employee wellness

01 Mar 2022

Pandemic highlights employee need for lifestyle assistance

By Staff Writer

It has become even more important for employers to play an even bigger role to ensure the health and wellbeing of their staff.
11 Aug 2021

COVID-19 sees rise in claims for mental health conditions

By Staff Writer

The Covid-19 pandemic has increased the number of mental health issues experienced by employees at many large South African corporates, according to Alexander Forbes Health Management Solutions. Their data shows that 60% of companies experienced an increase in disability claims for mental and behavioural medical conditions.
27 May 2020

Keep the winter chill out at your manufacturing facility

By Staff Writer

With the temperatures dropping Apex Strip Curtains & Doors presents its well-known Apex General Purpose Strip Curtains, high speed doors and impact traffic doors which are specially designed for applications where the maintenance of consistent temperature on the work floor is required. Large doorways left open to facilitate easy access at manufacturing and storage facilities...
10 Sep 2019

How to reduce absenteeism in SA’s retail sector

By Staff Writer

South Africa’s retail trade sector employs almost 900 000 individuals. The sector is extremely competitive, occupying some 23.4-million square metres of gross lettable area across 1959 malls traversing the country – not to mention online operations like Superbalist.com and takealot.com. With a daily absenteeism average of 15 to 30 percent, big retailers of +1000 employees...
11 Oct 2017

Why medical underwriting in retirement is a good idea

By Janice Roberts

Retirees draw down a higher percentage income from their living annuities because they are struggling to make ends meet, according to the Association of Savings and Investments of South Africa (ASISA).
03 Oct 2017

Financial problems can affect mental health

By Janice Roberts

Financial stress and its impact on mental health has seen a rise in absenteeism, poor work performance and a lowered concentration span at work, says corporate healthcare consultancy Alexander Forbes Health.