Marvin OnumonuLancaster University is set to host a ‘Work and Health Forum’ next month on the 2nd July 2025 for employers across Cumbria.
The forum, organised by the Centre for Organisational Health & Well-being and the Work Foundation, will bring together business, policy and academic leaders at Lancaster University.
The event will focus on how employers in the North West can create healthier jobs to tackle worker shortages and support economic growth.
The event is free to attend and will run from 10am to 1pm at Lancaster University Management School.
Ben Harrison, director of the Work Foundation think tank at Lancaster University, said: “The Government’s ambitious plan to raise the employment rate to get approximately two million more people in work represents a big challenge – but one that could help unlock further growth in the economy and help improve living standards across the board.
“To succeed, we need to tackle the very real issues that impact businesses of all shapes and sizes in the UK – workplace sickness and ill health.
“Since 2020, almost 700,000 have left work due to long-term illness – with the rate of attrition particularly high in parts of the North West.”
Harrison added: “We hope this event – which aims to bring together employers and those working in health and policy across the region – will highlight key issues facing employers and workers in the North West, and identify areas where employers can step in to help support the health of their staff, and with it, their firm’s stability and productivity.”
