The Health of Ireland’s Workforce January 21st, 2016

Hello again from me, The Healthy Fox! I have something really important to tell you business owners, managers and high-flying executives. I was talking to a cousin of mine in Australia the other day. Well, he's actually a Dingo so, strictly speaking, that makes him a second-cousin really. Anyway, never mind that. He tells me there was research recently carried out on the health of Australia's workforce and the findings were quite interesting.

They found that healthy employees were almost three times more productive than their unhealthy colleagues, and unhealthy employees were nine times more likely to have sick days. And this got me thinking; while it is the nice thing to do, being interested in the health and wellbeing of your employees is actually also the smart thing to do from a business perspective. Think about it; if your employees are in work more often, and way more productive while they are there too, surely it makes sense to encourage them to be as healthy as they can be?

I bet the Irish workforce is not too dissimilar to its Australian cousins. Many Irish employees work long hours, get a bit stressed at times and don't get enough sleep. And many are overweight as a result of the poor diet they maintain while they work those long hours. If you can improve the health and wellbeing of your workforce, you will not only improve morale but you will improve your bottom line.

I would like to help you do just that. You can buy healthy food, drinks and snacks from my online store and I will deliver it to you, free of charge, to anywhere in Ireland*. Or, why not let me put into your office, factory, gym or college one of my healthy vending machines, so your staff can have access to healthy snacks whenever they want (instead of fueling them with the high-sugar, high-fat stuff found in most 'killer' vending machines)? Our healthy vending machines are a no-cost, no-headache way for you to help improve the health and wellbeing of your workforce. And, if neither of those options suit, give me a call to talk about your specific requirements. I would be delighted to tailor make a healthy solution for your business. (Although, if I'm not available, I might get one of the human foxes to talk to you – I hope that's okay!)

I am on a mission to make healthy food more convenient than junk food. It's time to improve the health of Ireland's workforce and your businesses productivity — that's the bottom line!

– The Healthy Fox

* Free delivery applies to all orders over €30 in value, delivered to an address in the Republic of Ireland.