Active Workforce

  This is a one stop shop for both employers and employees looking to improve their workplace, making it a healthier and more appealing place to be.

With 81% of the working age population of Devon employed in some way, here at Active Devon we believe it is important to try and make sure that when people go to work they are going to a healthy workplace with equal opportunities to participate in physical activity.

This is why we have created an area on the website dedicated to helping employers and employees achieve this.  We have read and road tested the myriad of help and advice out there and offer an impartial guide to the subject. It is designed to assist in making your workplace a happier and healthier place to be.

The Facts:

• 65% of men and 76% of women aged 16 or over are not currently physically active enough to meet the national recommendations.
• Annually the average sickness absence is 3.7% or 8.4 days per employee, costing about £659 per employee.  So, if you employ 100 people that’s £65,900 a year. Worth losing?
• Sickness absence is estimated to cost the economy over £13 billion a year.
• On average most people spend more than half of their waking life at work.
• With the average person spending 40 years of their life working, of which 10 whole years of it is spent actually at work.