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DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT BERKSHIRE 2019 Berkshire: A good place to work Berkshire a Good Place to Work - 2019

2019 Director of Public Health Report • The Win:Win for work and health • Working in Berkshire • Meeting the Challenge • What can we do? • Next steps

The Win:Win Public Health England; Health Matters: Health and Work

Working in Berkshire EMPLOYMENT T RATES FOR PEOPLE LE AGED 16-64 64 (2018/19) BUSINESS SIZE IN BERKSHIR HIRE (2017/18) TOP 5 BUSINESS SECTORS IN BERKSHIRE (2017/18) 9% 1. Professional, scientific & technical Large (>250 employees) 9% 2. Information & communication 1% Mid-sized (10-249 employees) 3. Construction 4. Wholesale & retail trade; repair of vehicles Small (5-9 employees) 5. Administrative & support service activities Micro (0-4 employees) 81% Thames Valley Berkshire LEP; Business in Berkshire 2018 Office for National Statistics; Labour Market Profile – Thames Valley Berkshire

Our Major Employers Name Number of employees (local estimate) NHS 16,500 6 local authorities 9,300 Vodafone 5,000 AWE 4,500 University of Reading 3,500 Waitrose (HQ & distribution centre) 3,400 Microsoft 3,000 Telefonica O2 2,500 GSK 2,000 Merlin (Legoland) 2,000 Oracle 2,000 Royal Mail 2,000 SSE 2,000 Fujitsu 2,000 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP; Business in Berkshire 2018

Employment rates EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN BERKSHIRE AND EMPLOYMENT RATES BY SEX AND AGE GROUP (2018/19) ENGLAND FOR PEOPLE AGED 16-64 (2018/19) EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED Office for National Statistics; Annual Population Survey

Access to good work is easier for some GAP IN THE EMPLOYME MENT RATE BETWEEN KEY EMPLOYMENT T ACTIVIT ITY FOR PEOPLE LE AGED 16 AND GROUPS PS AND THE OVERALL LL EMPLOYMENT T RATE OVER WITH A DISABI BILIT LITY IN BERKSHIR HIRE (2018/19) (2017/18) People in contact Health conditions or illnesses lasting more than People with a long- 12 months People with a with Secondary Area term health Learning Disability Mental Health condition Conditions connected with arms, legs, hands, services feet, back or neck Bracknell Forest 74% 68% 5% Difficulty seeing or hearing Reading 73% 67% 11% Slough 74% 66% 14% Blood or circulatory conditions, stomach, liver, kidney, digestive, diabetes West Berkshire 77% 69% 15% Depression, learning an mental problems, RBWM 65% 69% 9% nervous disorders Wokingham 64% 57% 11% Skin conditions, epilepsy, other progressive illnesses and health problems England 69% 68% 12% Public Health England; Public Health Outcomes Framework Office for National Statistics; Labour Market Profile – Thames Valley Berkshire

Meeting the Challenge YEARS IN G GOOD D AND POOR HEALTH TH MAIN CAUSES OF DISAB ABILI ILITY TY-ADJ ADJUSTED D LIFE YEARS (2015-17) 17) (DALYS) ) IN BERKSHIR HIRE FOR PEOPLE LE AGED UNDER 75 ( (2017) MALE E FEMALE Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation; Global Burden of Disease Compare tool Public Health England; Public Health Outcomes Framework Berkshire a Good Place to Work - 2019 Page 17

Productivity SICKN KNESS ABSENCE RATES ACROSS BERKS KSHIR HIRE AND THE UNITED KINDOM, M, 2017 • Presenteeism increased by three times since 2010 • Only 30% of managers take initiatives to identify the Sickness underlying cause of absence is presenteeism going up Office for National Statistics; Sickness absence in the UK Labour Market

Why are people off sick? Mental ill health – Musculo-skeletal depression & anxiety conditions  high workload pressure  post injury or conditions like arthritis  insufficient managerial support  heavy lifting  lack of clarity of role and responsibilities  sitting for long periods  experience of violence, threat, bullying in the  repetitive movements workplace  lack of employee engagement when business  unfit undergoes organisational changes (Health and Safety Executive, 2018).

Work is changing The changing nature of work “Technology offers ever more solutions for tasks and even the 1 in in 10 UK in gig economy office or formal workplace is under threat, with people in 6,075 75 flexible working spaces in unrelated jobs working in shared spaces or at home” the UK, up 7% 7% in the last 6 months Employees are expected to continually develop and learn and the much quoted millennial population is looking for more In 2018, 12 million ion millennials in the UK than a pay check as a reward for work (Marr, 2019). Trades Union Congress, 2019 Instant Offices, 2019

What can we do? Public Health England; Health Matters: Health and Work

Workplace Policy & Practice  Good work “Sound HR policies  Understanding needs are the absolute bedrock of  Reviewing the policy workplace health  Working with and wellbeing” employees

A workplace to support health Physically active every day Genuinely smoke free Healthy food

Some groups need special attention Shift Workers Gig economy workers New mothers Part time workers 1 in 2 4 in 10 1 in 3 receive full base work without paid have access to People with disabilities safety induction holiday that they support from are entitled to occupational health Older workers Carers Armed Forces community People with long term conditions Berkshire a Good Place to Work - 2019

Today • Workplace health is a win:win for population health and business • We have a particular opportunity here • There are good ideas and resources out there

Next Steps 1. Start a better conversation in your organisation about improving health and listen 2. Use the evidence on what works to make a plan and start somewhere 3. Measure change and adapt your approach 4. Share your learning with others and learn from them