Improving Workplace Health

Suffolk Chamber of Commerce is encouraging Suffolk employers to work with their staff to find ways to improve their overall mental health, physical health, and wellbeing.

Through a series of surveys, focus groups, one-on-one interviews and the input of Suffolk Chamber's People & Skills Group, the Improving Workplace Health team is bringing you the resources and knowledge you need to support yourself and your team.

An estimated 131 million days were lost to sickness absence in the UK in 2013 alone, equating to lost productivity and the associated cost to employers. We hope that the resources and knowledge we provide will help you increase productivity and reduce costs.

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Suffolk Libraries' Menopause & Me project is providing support for employers and anyone affected by the menopause or perimenopause in Suffolk.

Working with Suffolk Mind, the project and its training courses are making a difference to local businesses and any staff affected by the menopause.

The courses are free and run online. 87 employers have now taken the pledge and 69 have completed the courses. 

Suffolk Libraries and Suffolk Mind are offering more free online menopause courses for employers in coming months. The dates available are:

  • Thurs 26th September, 9.30am – 4pm
  • Thurs  7th November, 9.30am – 4pm
  • Tues 14th January 2025, 9,30am – 4pm
  • Wed 19th February 2025, 9.30am – 4pm
  • Thurs 27th March 2025, 9.30am – 4pm

To take advantage of this training, employers need to sign up to the Menopause & Me pledge via the Suffolk Libraries website and someone will be in touch to discuss booking you in for a course.

Disability Essentials and Disability for Managers are free online short bitesize courses for everyone in the workplace.

The courses are designed to ensure people are confident and comfortable in their engagement with disabled people - they combine legal expertise with the lived experience of disabled people. The courses are a time and cost-efficient way of providing everyone with the knowledge they need. The modules cover; 

  • What Do We Mean By Disability 
  • Types of Conditions 
  • Providing A Great Service For Everyone 
  • Language 

This E-Learning can be joined by clicking on: https://accessible-destination-suffolk.accessabletraining.co.uk/login/create-account and creating an account.

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