Corporate Responsibility Report 2008 - Mitie

Health awareness daysIn 2007, a poll by the InternationalLabour Organisation named theUK as the country with the longestworking hours in the developedworld, and the spread of newtechnology such as wireless email isonly contributing to this. We want ourown people to have a good worklifebalance and one way we canhelp is with health awareness days.We’ve now held four of these daysat our offices across the UK, givingour people access to medicalinformation and advice at work.They can have a full check-up onsiteduring working hours, including bodymass index, cholesterol checks,diabetes and lung capacity testing.Our people can also discuss anyhealth issues or concerns theymay have with a doctor.This initiative has been a hugesuccess. Over 80% of attendeeshave acted on the advice theywere given, and the following istypical of the feedback we’vereceived: “I thought the day wasreally worthwhile and it was so niceto be able to sit down with a doctorand discuss health issues, as normallyone would only see a GP during anillness and not be given the time todiscuss other problems.”20 MITIE CR Report 2008