The business case for OH

摘要

UK businesses are reportedly sitting on £73 billion of cash assets in their balance sheets, and yet it seems harder than ever to make a successful business case to encourage employers to invest in their workforce, and more specifically occupational health (OH). While to some this may seem counter-intuitive - surely investing in workers' health makes good business sense? - you do not have to scratch far beneath the surface to understand why. Fearful that the green shoots of an economic recovery will fail to take hold, it is the equilibrium of the risk-reward concept that has shifted. Organisations have become increasingly risk averse. In other words, they are less likely to invest unless absolutely convinced of the return on investment.