The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, is introducing a fitness programme, which could help employers save money by slashing this absenteeism.

Staff take an average of one to three days off sick a year, but research by the FIA shows that companies can retain staff for longer by implementing corporate health and fitness strategies.

In a bid to help employees benefit from these findings, Incorpore is offering large companies corporate gym memberships from a selection of facilities across the UK and Ireland. 'This gives companies more freedom of choice than the corporate packages that are offered by individual chains,' says Incorpore's managing director, Glenn Rankin. Details: www.incorpore.co.uk