Managers need to do more to create a happy, healthy workplace

11 Sep 2015

New NICE public health guidance, based on joint IES and Work Foundation research, says that employers and managers need to recognise the value and benefits of a healthy workplace.

The guideline, which is for employers, managers and employees, gives advice on how to develop the culture of an organisation to create a positive environment.

IES research contributed to three evidence reports. The first looked at the way in which supervisors can affect the wellbeing of the people they manage. The second reviewed studies examining the effectiveness of organisational interventions that aimed to support line managers to enhance the wellbeing of the people they managed. The third was a review of non-intervention studies which explore the workplace factors that facilitate or constrain the ability of line managers to enhance the wellbeing of the people they manage.

To read the guidelines and find out more about the benefits of creating a healthy workplace, visit: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng13