Need for Action

Scotland's industries face a time of opportunity, challenge, reward & competition.

To succeed in the national and international marketplace Scottish companies need the competitive advantage of highly trained, healthy and motivated teams.

Yet, calculations by the Confederation of British Industries indicate that British industry is currently losing around £13 billion every year from sickness absence, the equivalent of 30 million working days. Death rates in Scotland from heart disease, cancer and strokes are higher than in almost any western industrialised country.

If Scottish businesses are to succeed, employers must help their workers to not only minimise the risks of poor health, but gain the many benefits of maintaining good health.

Andrew Cubie
SHAW Chairman, Scotland's Health at Work.