Employee health and wellbeing should be a central aspect of any HR strategy and critical to the way in which an organisation works. This module is designed to provide students with an introduction to current issues in health and wellbeing in the work place at organisation and individual levels.
The module is for students enrolled on the BSc in Human Resource Management (full-time programme) who have already gained an understanding of the fundamentals of Human Resource Management in years 1 and 2 and who now wish to acquire a deeper understanding of the impact of organisations on health, as well as the impact of healthy workforces on organisational performance.
Through exploration of theory and evidence of contemporary workplace health and wellbeing challenges and opportunities, you will learn to apply your knowledge in real-world settings. Adhering to an integrated approach to health and wellbeing like this can lead to increased employee engagement and foster a workforce where people are committed to achieving organisational success.
- Organisational health and wellbeing - global perspectives (including UN sustainable development goals) and business perspectives
- The concept of decent work and how it relates to workplace wellbeing
- Workplace wellbeing - individual perspective - how the individual can influence and sup0port the building and implementation of a wellbeing at work strategy
- Identify HR and management responsibility for wellbeing-at-work strategy
- Work-related stress (causes, consequences, risk factors, management, interventions)
- Absence, presenteeism, retention, rehabilitation
- Positive psychology, resilience
- Organisational culture, behaviour and psychosocial factors
- Ottawa Charter and the settings approach to workplace wellbeing
- Evaluating organisational health research
Learning and teaching methods used on this module will include a blend of lecture-style and self-directed learning, including case studies, critical evaluation exercises, videos and formative assessments.
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |