The National Absenteeism Report 2008 by the Small Firms Association (Ireland) reveals that 5.3 million days are lost in small business every year. Absenteeism from work costs small business €793 million per annum. Back pain and stress are the biggest contributors.
The Alexander Technique can be invaluable to a wide range of businesses and organisations. Alexander Technique Centre,
Ireland has teamed up with LaneKelly Associates who
have over 20 years experience in the corporate arena, to bring you the following seminars:
Surprisingly back pain will affect as many as four out of five people in Britain, and results in 4.5 million days off work a year. Employers are losing up to £335 million a year, but the biggest losers are the millions of us who will have our lives blighted by the condition.
— Geoffrey Podger, Chief Executive of the Health and Safety UK,
quoted in article by Health and Safety Executive (UK)
As well as helping your employees learn invaluable skills, you could save many thousands of Euros by dramatically reducing the number of lost days due to back pain, RSI or stress.
The Health and Safety Executive (UK) 2008/09 statistics indicate that an estimated 415,000 people in the UK are affected by work-related stress, depression or anxiety to the point of illness, and that an estimated 11.4 million working days are lost due to these work-related conditions.
Past clients of the Alexander Technique Centre, Ireland have included:
Past clients of LaneKelly Associates have included: