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Sleeptember is a campaign run by The Sleep Charity, whose goal is to help everyone get a better night’s sleep. Their way of achieving this is to make sure sleep difficulties are understood in the workplace, offer support and advice to employees, and ensure employers are educated about sleep difficulties and their effects.

The theme for 2024 is ‘Workplace Sleep’ which aims to help businesses avoid accidents in the workplace caused by lack of sleep. Sleep is crucial for your physical and mental well-being, with 20% of accidents in the workplace being caused by fatigue (Health and Safety Executive). The impact of sleep deprivation can be detrimental to those at work, with almost 60% of workers having experienced their attention span being negatively affected by a bad night’s sleep more than once. Not only this but 1 in 6 crashes on the motorway and A roads resulting in death or injury being fatigue-related, further highlighting the importance of workers and their employers being aware of the risks around sleep deprivation and the impact of getting a good night’s sleep to keep themselves and others safe.

As a recruitment company that specialises in roles across various technical fields, including engineers, rail workers, leadership positions, and many more, we here at Fusion People understand the importance of a well-rested workforce. The nature of these jobs often requires high levels of concentration, precision, and important decision-making; a lapse in attention due to fatigue could lead to severe consequences, which could impact themselves, their colleagues, or even members of the public.

At Fusion People, we’re supporting The Sleep Charity’s campaign for Sleeptember. We want to help raise awareness about the importance of sleep for workplace safety and overall well-being. For Fusion People, Sleeptember offers a valuable opportunity to highlight the critical role that sleep has within our day-to-day lives; the campaign aligns with our mission to support our workers through tools, like our well-being portal, to provide workers with the advice and information they need to help prioritise sleep and their mental and physical well-being.

For more information head to www.thesleepcharity.com and find out more about the importance of sleep.

If you’re a Fusion People worker or employee, don’t forget you have access to a range of advice and support through our wellbeing portal. If you haven’t registered yet, please drop Lucy Guthrie a line on lucy.guthrie@fusionpeople.com