Media

"NEW STUDY: How our office chairs are slowly killing us"
"those who took more breaks from sitting had lower waist circumferences, lower body mass indexes and lower levels of triglycerides and glucose in blood.
The Australian reasearch has been backed up by US studies, which show the sheer effort of standing up is enough to double the metabolic rate and the amount of calories burnt."
The Sun-Herald, February 10, 2008
Executive Recruitment - "Take your pick of perks"
"Employees are making more demands for benefits & employers are accommodating them."
"Chris Le Coic of Chandler macleod says: It's not just the money, it's the whole working environment that you're operating in. I think people are looking for ways to build their work around their life."
"the perks come with a lot of hard work."
"it even comes down to the corporate culture & how the company measures that."
Sydney Morning Herald, Weekend Edition, January 19-20, 2008.
"Work Space: analysts learn to love the touchy-feely"
"Shareholders are the new force in employee rights.
According to AMP Capital, 77% of the value of a typical Australian company is now made up of "intangibles", which include the ability to manage and retain employees.
The best companies are the ones that see their human resources as a competitive advantage.
business performance and the treatment of the workforce are linked.
investors are looking for more evidence to back up the "people are our greatest asset" statements."
The Australian Financial Review, May 29, 2007
"Nothing to be sneezed at"
"presenteeism" is costing the economy about $26 billion a year.
among 12 common medical conditions, depression and allergies had teh greatest impact on workplace productivity, followed by hypertension, diabetes, asthma and spinal problems.
the study underlined why it was in employer's interests to do more to support the health of their workers."
Australian Financial Review, March 29, 2007
"Sitting still puts staff at risk from DVT"
"A study - has found prolonged immobility at work is the most common factor shared by DVT patients.
Latest figures show that Australians work among the longest hours in the world,
Reg Lord, professor of surgery at the University of Western Sydney and a leading expert in thrombosis, said that sedentary workers ware at risk because blood flow was impeded."
The Sunday Telegraph, March 11, 2007