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Improving health in the workplace newsletter

This edition lists some of the forthcoming national campaigns you could consider supporting along with local opportunities to get active in and outside of the workplace to promote to your employees.

You are receiving this e-mail because you either subscribed to our free newsletter or you are a member of the distribution list for the Workplace Wellbeing Charter – Health Champions programme.

For further information please contact Sharon Lindop from the Business Team:

• Telephone: 024 7683 2787
• E-mail: Sharon.lindop@coventry.gov.uk
• Twitter: @investcoventry

Training opportunities

Understanding the new GDPR Regulations

20 March 2018 - 9.30 - 1pm

Due to the ERDF funding requirements, this workshop is only available to SME sized businesses located in Coventry and Warwickshire and forms part of the Coventry & Warwickshire Business Support Programme, part funded by the Coventry City Council and the European Regional Development Fund. (ERDF)

The event is aimed at SME business owners, directors, managers, health and safety and HR professionals who have a responsibility for data protection, either under the existing data protection act or going forward under the new regulations. No prior knowledge is required.

For further details and booking arrangements please visit Eventbrite 

Updates

National Minimum Wage 

The government is increasing the National Minimum and National Living Wage rates on 1 Ap‌r‌il 2018. You can view the new rates on the GOV.UK and see if any changes need to be made. 

Sleep and Recovery Tool Kit

Business in the Community in partnership with Public Health England (PHE) have produced the first ever sleep and recovery toolkit.  The toolkit offers insight and advice on addressing the increasingly damaging sleep-loss epidemic affecting the nation. For further details

Fit In 50 

Fit In 50 is an office based exercise, wellbeing and nutritional initiative that started in January 2018 aimed at corporate responsibility to employees. The concept is to promote physical activity levels among individuals leading sedentary/office-based lifestyles.

So far, the initiative has been launched at Volvo Group UK as well as various NHS trusts.

The website is currently under construction, however for more information about promoting the product within your organisation, please contact : enquiries@fitin50.co.uk

Find a cycling club

Get riding with local cycling clubs in Coventry.  Take your pick of clubs for recreation, racing and even bike repair.   

Local events and campaigns

Salt Awareness week  The 19th National Salt Awareness Week will take place from Monday 12 to Sunday 18 March 2018 and this time it will be focusing on families.  You can download resources to display in the workplace from Salt Aware. British Heart Foundation BHF - Give chocolate the finger  This March BHF we're challenging the nation to take on a  DECHOX and give up chocolate. If you have the willpower to say no-no to all cocoa for 31 days, sign up today!  No Smoking Day - 7 March 2018 No Smoking Day supports smokers who want to quit by raising awareness of the day, and highlighting the many sources of help available for quitters. Visit the website for more details.

March Cancer Awareness campaigns Ovarian Cancer Awareness month 11 women die in the UK every day from ovarian cancer. Awareness of ovarian cancer is low, both among women and GPs, with two-thirds of women diagnosed once the cancer has already spread. Sign up today Prostate Cancer Awareness Month  Prostate cancer has now overtaken breast cancer to become the third biggest cancer killer in the UK, taking one man every 45 minutes. So step up on a March for Men and help  raise the £120 million we need to create the better testing and treatments that will halve prostate cancer deaths by 2026.

Health and wellbeing 2018 conference Taking place on 6-7 March at the NEC. The conference and exhibition will provide you with exciting new ideas and resources to ensure your employees are engaged and motivated, healthy, return to work quickly following absence and stay in work. See the workshop programmes and further information.

This activity forms part of the Coventry & Warwickshire Business Support Programme and is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).