Many people in Australia increasingly talk about the influence of ‘Big Brother’ and they are generally referring to their lives being recorded every single day with the introduction of security cameras inside their place of work. Many do not feel comfortable with such things but it is how technology is changing the workplace and usually for the better. As an employer, you want to be able to keep an eye on your production lines, your shop floor and of course your employees not only to make sure that they are doing their jobs but to make sure that they are safe as well. The same rule applies when it comes to customers who are navigating their way around your store.
Many employers have upped their game and have introduced health monitoring into the workplace and generally speaking, this is something that most employees embrace. People live very busy lives here in Australia and so they seldom take the time to stop and think about their health and why it is so important that they get an annual health check. By putting in place methods for health monitoring in the workplace, you as an employer are doing an incredibly responsible thing that is not only good for business but is good for your employees as well.
If you have never considered doing such a thing before but you are now generally interested then the following are just some of the benefits of monitoring worker’s health.
• A safer place to work – Every employee wants to know that they are safe making their way around the Australian workplace as they go about doing their daily jobs. If you have a health monitoring plan in place then you are doing what you can as an employer to protect your staff and to also protect your own interests as well. Monitoring isn’t just about health outcomes and it also involves making sure that staff are not being irresponsible when it comes to health and safety procedures.
• Productivity levels will surely increase – Ongoing monitoring can be a great way to encourage staff to do the jobs that you hired them to do in the first place and for which you pay them a weekly or monthly salary. They will feel better about themselves when their health is being monitored and so they will not be distracted by such things and will be concentrating more on doing their jobs better.
• It provides peace of mind – Health monitoring is a fantastic way to let your staff know that they are more than just a number and that you really do care about their health outcomes. It is true that you’re putting such things into place to protect your business but this is a win-win situation for everyone involved.
It is important that both employee and employer are happy in the workplace and so health monitoring helps to give both parties the essential peace of mind that they need every single day.
