Movember | 10 ways HR can support men's health in the workplace

We’ve all experienced it: a man we know admits to feeling ill yet refuses point blank to go to the doctor. How do we deal with this at work and why don’t men seem to take their health more seriously?

Well, according to Mark Fosh, Director of SME at Howden Benefits & Wellbeing, there's an “historical reluctance for men to seek help.”

He explains how “taking a proactive approach to meeting the needs of men could help improve performance, talent attraction and retention, and reduce rates of absence due to sickness. It could even save lives.”

At present, one in five men die before they reach the age of 65 in the UK, new research from the UK charity Men’s Health Forum has revealed, with the predominant culprits being heart disease, obesity, cancer and, tragically, suicide.