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29.
November
2016.
CORPORATE MASSAGES HELP REDUCE SICKNESS & BOOST PRODUCTIVITY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 28thNovember 2016

 

CORPORATE MASSAGES HELP REDUCE SICKNESS & BOOST PRODUCTIVITY

 

Employee Health and Wellbeing to be part of Business Strategy

 

  • Wellbeing company takes its on-site massage services to big businesses, as companies look for innovative ways to reduce sickness absence and boost employee productivity

  • Our clients have found the following after using our services:

100% say it helps maintain their general health and well-being

93% of staff attend regularly

50% use the service to help manage stress

22% use it for treatment of a speciļ¬c injury

87% say it helps their working performance

  • "Corporate health and wellbeing makes good business and financial sense. Body Mechanics Remedial Ltd can really help a business achieve this" Revenue Manager, E-Marketing London

  • 75%+ of sickness absence is attributed to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD's) and stress as stated by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

  • Businesses need to adopt a ‘prevention is better than cure' approach. Ergonomic assessments and private healthcare insurance are no longer enough

  • Employers have a duty of care towards their staff. Many conditions are the direct result of work related injuries or the cumulative outcome of repetitive actions and pressures over time

  • According to a report carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and commissioned by the Health Work Wellbeing Executive in 2008:

    • For every £1 invested in an employee health and wellbeing programme, at least £4.17 can be expected as a benefit to cost ratio (BCR)

    • For the specific treatment of MSD's, the BCR's were significantly greater went treated at the point of on-set

    • "Workplace wellness makes commercial sense"

  • Google frequently recognised for their investment into employee health and wellbeing

 

SHORT COMPANY BIO

  • Body Mechanics Remedial Ltd founded by Nikki Roy in 2011

  • the mission statement - ‘Re-balance' To help people lead pain free lives. To help corporate businesses effectively fulfil their duty of care towards their employees through the on-site treatment of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and stress in the workplace

  • Company was founded after a back injury meant Nikki was unable to continue with her 12 year career in sales and sales management.

  • Aware of a gap in the market for the effective management of MSDs and stress by corporate businesses and the return to work (RTW) process, Nikki retrained at St Mary's University College in Twickenham to become a Massage Therapist, specialising in the treatment of back pain, deep tissue and sports massage

 

-ENDS-

 

For further information contact:

Nikki RoyNikki@bodymechanics.co.uk07772 845213http://www.bodymechanics.co.uk