MCE Employee Wellbeing News

To stay healthy or to improve health, adults need to do two types of physical activity each week: aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity. How much physical activity you need to do each week depends on your age.

For adults aged between 19 and 64 it is recommended that you should try to be active daily and should do at least 2.5 hours of moderate-intensity aerobic activity such as cycling or fast walking every week and muscle strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that will work all major muscle groups.
Alternatively, 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity and muscle-strengthening activitiues on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups or, alternatively an equivalent mix of moderate and vigorous aerobic activity every week plus the muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week.

Many people start off the New Year with good intentions by joining a gym, but statistics show that visiting the gym and membership drops off quite quickly. There are other alternatives to visiting the gym, some of which are included above.

Try and make 2012 a year when you get your body back both fit and in shape.

With this current bout of cold weather covering parts of the UK, some staff may find it difficult to get to work and query if they will get paid.

Each case is different and depends on a number of circumstance. Some staff may be unable to make the journey whilst others may be forced to stay at home to look after children whose schools are closed and take a day off work.

If you are unable to get to work or think it is not worth the effort, your employer may not pay you as usually pay is for work you have actually done and the employer is not obliged to pay you.

A review of your contract of employment may also shed some guidance as there may be some provisions covering this situation.

Some employers may choose to use their discretion and pay their staff who have been unable to get to work as a gesture of goodwill.

As you can see there are a number of possibilities including taking a days holiday with the agreement of your employer. No two companies are the same and it is therefore recommended that you discuss the position, or likely situation with your employer at an early opportunity.