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Sleep and productivity

Discover how employers can promote good sleep habits and learn why adequate sleep is crucial for overall employee health, wellbeing and productivity.

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What employers can do

Part of being healthy includes getting the right amount of sleep. As an employer, there are things you can do to encourage this with your employees.

Here are some things you can try:

Raise awareness

Educate employees on the importance of sleep for mental and physical health. Provide resources on good sleep habits and its impact on performance, such as the Sleepstation programme.

Encourage work-life balance

Set clear boundaries for work hours, discouraging after-hours emails, and promoting time off.

Provide flexible work arrangements

Allow flexible schedules or remote work options to help employees maintain a healthy sleep routine.

Create a sleep-friendly environment

Reduce workplace noise, offer comfortable break areas, and ensure reasonable shift patterns.

Offer resources and training

Provide access to sleep hygiene resources and materials.

Promote healthy lifestyles

Use our workplace guidance to get information and resources to help you promote healthy behaviours.

For practical tools for promoting sleep wellbeing, see the Business in the Community (BITC) Sleep and Recovery Toolkit (opens in a new window).

Page last reviewed: 26th March 2025

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