MCE Employee Wellbeing News

MCE have now launched a new promotional short film. The film was shot during the end of last year and contains client testimonials as well as scenes from inside businesses employing MCE Care Teams.

Hard copies of the DVD are available and if you would like a copy, or have any questions about anything that you see in the film, we’d be glad to answer your calls on 0845 458 1600.

To view the film which lasts just over 3 minutes, visit the MCE Youtube page at http://www.youtube.com/mchapuk.

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It is a question that was asked time and time again of British Airways cabin staff. How is it that such well paid staff with such good benefits packages want to go on strike?

British Airways staff are reportedly better paid, have better employee benefits and are flying for an airline that has the reputation ten times as great as their cheaper rivals such as Easyjet and Ryanair. Last year MCE wrote an article in light of the Panorama investigation into Ryanair’s HR reputation last year. The HR department at British Airways has never been called into question before.

Although British Airways cabin crews believe that they are striking to preserve their benefits and salaries, the issue is a prime example of how employee perception is fundamental to getting good business results. Rather than the reality of the situation, it is rather the confidence that the employees have with their employers that is the issue.

This is precisely the kind of situation MCE are used to dealing with. By breaching the gap between employee and employer, MCE will help your profits by minimising the risk of disillusionment. Employers provide employees with the confidence that they are safe with their benefits and salaries. Even in the event of reduced pay or redundancy, MCE can also help create the atmosphere to administer these cuts.

By dealing with people, MCE manage the correct perception for your employees to work to their fullest.

“…A growing number of UK employers have recognised employee health and wellbeing as a strategic priority, particularly during challenging economic times. Proactive management of employees’ physical and mental health can produce a range of important business benefits including reduction of sickness absence; lost time due to accidents and associateed costs; greater staff engagement and productivity; reduced staff turnover recruitment and costs…”

The opening words of a 48 page Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace review documented by Dame Carol Black highlights just how high on the agenda employee wellbeing has become. There is also now a Government-led Health, Work and Well-being initiative to protect and improve the health and well-being of working age people.

The fact that there is such an emphasis being placed on health and wellbeing reinforces the most important aspect MCE’s work. People are the most important aspects of work and business.

Perhaps the key word in the opening words of the review by Dame Carol Black is ‘engagement’. It is that engagement between business leaders and their employees that leads to better results and in turn greater profit. If the employees of a company feel like they are listened to and they are actually making a difference by working, then they will not only be more likely to turn up to work on time. They will also be willing to go the extra mile to help make the company a success.

In short, as the review is titled, Healthy People = Healthy Profits.

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