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Topics: Exercise and fitness

Introduction:

As employers, it is important to remember that your most important assets are your employees. If you want your employees to enjoy their work environment, and bring the best of themselves to their jobs every day you need to encourage them to look at fitness as a lifestyle choice.

In Northern Ireland 7 out of 10 people are not physically active enough to benefit their health.

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Key Issues:

  • Employer's promotion of physical activity

    The workplace is a key setting for health and wellbeing. Improving the exercise and fitness levels of your workforce will have benefits not just for their health, but for the health and productivity of your company. This section highlights some simple benefits for employers.

  • Ideas for promotion of physical activity

    Improving the exercise and fitness levels of your workforce need not be costly or difficult to introduce. This section highlights simple mechanisms to carry this out.

Key Legislation

Although there is a general duty under the Health and Safety at Work Order 1978 for employers to look after the Health, Safety and Welfare of their employees, there is nothing in this Order, or in any other pieces of Health and Safety legislation specifically relating to exercise and fitness.