What are companies doing with regards to 'Wellbeing'

Monthly wellbeing events focus on different aspects such as mental, physical, and financial health, offering workshops, classes, and seminars to offer holistic support. For instance, employees can participate in activities like massages, Zumba classes, or nutrition workshops to promote physical health. Additionally, all employees have access to an EAP, providing confidential counselling and support services.

The organisation’s mental health platform, Plumm, provides professional coaching for mental health; as well as psychotherapist sessions, accessible without referral, to treat mental and emotional health concerns. It also offers access to a financial wellbeing platform, Bippit, providing coaching, content and advice on a broad range of financial challenges and ambitions.

Softwire provides permanent health insurance which pays 75% of an employee’s salary (less state benefits) until normal retirement age in the event that they are unable to work for a prolonged period due to most forms of sickness or accident. All employees are automatically covered for this benefit without having to explicitly sign up.

As part of its employee benefits, Claremont Consulting offers a detailed health care plan including access to a 24-hour hotline, medical, dental and optical care, and therapy treatments. As an additional employee benefit it provides the Westfield Health plan which offers subsided gym membership for all employees.

Food discount was increased to 50% off when not working and completely free during work hours. The organisation also reviewed its pay structures to keep ahead of the game. Managers receive a pay review twice yearly and the average increase last year was 8%.

Bleecker Burger works with Changing Horizons to help support and build awareness around mental health and workplace wellbeing, and give training to its team and others in hospitality. Its goal this year is to fund, organise, invite, and train in Mental Health First Aid for 60 people within hospitality by April 2024.

The Group has an Employee Assistant Programme which all colleagues have access to. Employees can access counselling services 24/7 and a wide range of self-help plans from debt management to improving sleep. The organisation also has a number of Mental Health First Aiders across its branch network that provide further support.

The organisation offers an EAP provided through its Healthcare provider and healthy snacks are provided in the office along with sweet treats for those occasions when only a donut will do! It also has a dog friendly office which it finds has a great impact on office morale!

The organisation facilitates welfare meetings for any employees that need support. The services available include stress risk assessments, occupational health referrals, CBT counselling, and bereavement counselling to ensure that it looks after its employees when they need the extra care.

The Council has a wellbeing action group with employees representing all areas of the organisation. It uses many avenues to communicate its wellbeing offerings, including colleague networks, lunch and learn activities, first person pieces (shared lived experiences), fortnightly staff messages, Yammer, chief executive emails, and through an employee events calendar.