Over half (58%) of manufacturing businesses have increased their spend on health and wellbeing support to staff in the past two years, according to research by Make UK. Half (50%) have upped their spend since the start of the pandemic, recognising the immense strain on their staff, with a similar number (45%) keeping health and wellbeing spend the same last year, against a background of falling orders and a difficult economic climate, with just 5% decreasing the amount they invested in this area. Manufacturers have increasingly realised that to keep their skilled workforce in place, they must look after the ‘whole person’ – nice working facilities are no longer enough. The emphasis a company places on mental health and wellbeing is now a key part of staff satisfaction. Make UK's latest survey found that those businesses which have increased their wellbeing spend have been rewarded with increased productivity, better staff retention and fewer days lost to sickness absence.
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