b'BACK TO NAVIGATIONPHYSICAL WELLBEINGAt law firms Law firms understand that improved workplace health and wellbeing delivers real financial savings and productivity through: increased productivity, alertness, and concentration among staff who feel valued with better morale, satisfaction, and motivationdecreased mental ill-health and other work and non-work-related illness reduced sick leave and fewer workers compensation claimsincreased staff retention and attractiveness to new employees improved corporate citizenship and image. Employers, in addition to social responsibility and the benefits to organisational health, have a legal duty of care to provide a safe workplace for their employees.2022 AusLSA Member PerformanceOverall, an organisations commitment to providing support for safe workplaces and healthy employees comprises a variety of different approaches to programs and initiatives including health checks and physical fitness and wellbeing initiatives.Seventy-eight per cent of firms again reported having a physical health and wellbeing policy or strategy, which is a significant reduction from 92 per cent last year. Eighty-five per cent had allocated the responsibility to implement their policy to the director or manager within the firm. Fifty-one per cent of these firms also involved workplace-based committees (down from 68 per cent last year) to help build broader participation and ownership in their program implementation. This also suggests difficulties in maintaining the highly social nature of these physical health activities.Firms tended to implement initiatives that focused on preventative measures by educating staff, providing health screenings, or improving health and fitness programs to increase resilience. The most common physical wellness initiative supplied by all respondents was the provision of specific ergonomic equipment, assessments, and training. All firms provided flu shots; however, the percentage of firms providing health checks reduced from 72 per cent in 2020 to 63 per cent of firms. Continuing office disruptions. Workplace physical fitness programs, including gym memberships, mat style and HIIT classes, were also popular and were still provided by 83 per cent of firms. INITIATIVES Massages 27% Life & TPD insurance 27% Ergonomics program - offsite 29% Subsidised health insurance 44% Gym memberships 49% Proactive health checks 63% Internal exercise sessions 66% Health EAP 68% Wellness awareness and promotion 83% Team events 83% Onsite fruit and healthy catering 90% Ergonomics program 95% Flu vaccinations 100%Participation 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%41'