ONE of Oxford's biggest employers will tackle workplace health and wellbeing at a series of roadshows.

BMW, together with Unipart will host its roadshow on November 10 in an effort to inspire business leaders across the area by sharing best practice around staff health and wellbeing.

Other nearby major employers are also taking part, including Berkshire based Vodafone UK and Buckinghamshire's Johnson & Johnson holding their own roadshows.

Martin Hall, a Senior Manager at BMW said: “We are delighted to host a ‘workplace wellbeing’ roadshow as part of our commitment to share best practice.

"Following on from Team GB’s amazing success in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the roadshow comes at the right time to help inspire more employers to look at the practical steps they can take to help improve their employees’ health and fitness.”

Keith Johnston, Chairman of Oxfordshire Sport & Physical Activity, said: “It is increasingly clear that improved staff wellbeing can have a real impact on the bottom line performance of an organisation without being hugely expensive.

"We hope these roadshows will provide employers with a range of practical ideas and suggestions, as well as the inspiration, to help energise their workforce in a way that’s right for them.”

The initiative was set up to tackle inactivity and a wide range of associated diseases included depression, diabetes and dementia.

According to the group an active workforce results in 27 per cent fewer days lost to sickness and an increase in productivity by up to 15 per cent.