Our top tips for improving bad posture
Bad posture can lead to pain in the neck, back, shoulders, legs and feet, as well as referred pain in the head. It can add to stress and fatigue and in the long term it can cause serious musculoskeletal
COVID-19: Preparing your staff to work from home safely
WHO and public health authorities around the world are taking action to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, long term containment cannot be guaranteed. Businesses are now preparing for potential disruption and how to minimise the risk to their employees. Working from
Spoiler alert – working Australians are not doing enough when it comes to physical health
This white paper looks at the current research around this topic and identifies key future health trends that will impact the Australian workforce over the next 20 years. What could be done differently in the workplace to address this?
Baby on Board: How to Accommodate Pregnancy in the Office
Pregnant workers listen up! Whether you’re about to become a mother for the first time or your brood is growing, there’s so much to plan for an impending arrival. Make sure your workspace is included on your checklist. To
Is Mobile Working an Ergo Fail?
Mobile working means mobile devices, and there is no doubt that working directly from these devices is a musculoskeletal injury risk factor. We see it everywhere as more people work remotely, at all times of the day, often from
What Would Happen if We Swapped the 8-hour Day for 6?
Limiting the typical workday to 8 hours was a boon for workers during the 20th-century Industrial Revolution, whereby organisations could demand factory workers toil for up to 16 hours a day and child-labour was rife. More than 100 years
Make exercise your lunchtime hero
Faced by today’s major health issues, while knowing an active lifestyle combined with better food choices greatly reduces your risk of long-term illness, it’s time to make Lunchtime Exercise the new champion of your weekly routine. A stress-decreasing break
Will Agile Working Kill the Daily Commute?
Spending your mornings jammed into a crowded rail carriage or stuck in peak-hour traffic can erode that precious burst of pre-lunch productivity. This has led to many workers choosing to set up home offices to maximise efficiency. As the
How to Make Working from Home Work for You
Working from home sounds like the ideal work/life-balance situation, whereby you set your own hours and wear what you want. Yet, it can be fraught with hazards. Apart from your deadlines bleeding into your downtime (if you don’t set
Ways to Fit Exercise into Your Busy Work Schedule
More and more modern workers are complaining of a hectic lifestyle, with long hours, high turnover, increasing deadline demands with the expectation to “Deliver! Deliver! Deliver!” Employees are stretched to the limit and trying to find time to balance
