Workplace Wellbeing
Workplace wellbeing has become a significant focus for businesses, particularly in the UK, as part of broader initiatives to enhance employee health, satisfaction, and productivity.
Employers have a duty of care to ensure the physical and mental health of their workforce, which includes taking proactive steps to foster a healthy work environment.
The UK government’s employment rights bill is passing through parliament, with the overarching aim to promote flexibility, fairness and wellbeing in the workforce.
Key figures for Great Britain (2023/24)
On 20 November 2024, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) released its annual summary statistics of workplace injuries and ill health covering the period April 2023 to March 2024.
The statistics reveal continuing high levels of both workplace ill health and workplace stress, anxiety and depression with a rising annual cost to the economy estimated at over £21 billion. In this article, we summarise the main headlines and provide insight on the main causes.
Data from the Labour Force Survey identifies the industries with higher-than-average rates of work-related stress, depression or anxiety per 100,000 workers human health and social work activities top that list.
Read more;
Summary statistics booklet 2024 (PDF)
Health & Wellbeing Strategy – The Business Case
Employers who fail to manage mental health at work effectively risk damaging their employer brand in a number of ways. As well as adversely impacting people’s wellbeing and the organisation’s reputation as a good place to work, it could be more challenging to recruit and retain talent.
According to a Deloitte report, 37% of employees think about their mental health more than prior to the pandemic and 31% expect more employer support for their mental health now. Employee morale and engagement levels could also suffer, as well as performance levels.
There could even be costly and potentially high-profile litigation through the courts, through common law personal injury claims, unfair dismissal or discrimination claims, or as a result of breach of contract.
Conversely, embracing positive management of staff mental wellbeing can be part of a comprehensive corporate responsibility agenda and contribute to the organisation’s goals as an ethical and attractive employer.
Corporate Governance & Employer Brand
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The top three benefits of employers increasing their focus on employee wellbeing:
A healthier and more inclusive culture
Better work-life balance
Better employee morale and engagement
Workplace Wellbeing TOOLKIT
We can offer our Workplace Wellbeing ‘Stress Risk Assessment’ & Wellbeing Strategy Toolkit from only
£350+VAT/policy
We will talk you through step by step the HSE Management Standards Risk Assessment Approach.
A Stress Risk Assessment is not a generic risk assessment that you can just put your company name on and adopt wholesale without any thought. This would not satisfy the law – and would not be effective in protecting people. Every business is different – you need to think through the hazards and controls required in your business for yourself.
You should review your risk assessment if anything changes (eg following a case of stress-related ill health in the workplace or if there are any significant changes, such as new work activities).
Whether an employer is a small business or a large corporation, the law requires all employers to assess the risk of work-related stress and to put steps in place to tackle those risks.
Employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by doing a risk assessment and acting on it. If you have fewer than five workers you don’t have to write anything down. But it is useful to do this, so you can review it later, for example if something changes. If you have five or more workers, you are required by law to write the risk assessment down
What is included?
Within this ‘Toolkit’ we will give you positive strategies on how to implement a ‘Workplace Wellbeing Strategy’. We will outline the roles and responsibilities within a business. We include legislation, data and facts and benefits about ‘Supporting Mental Health at Work’.
We give you a comprehensive list of Workplace Wellbeing Ideas and Strategies; including a complete guide to ‘Mental Health Resources Toolkit’.
We also include Management Guides such as;
Workplace Wellbeing Guidance – including Stress
Workplace Wellbeing Guidance – Risk of Suicide
Introduction to Neurodiversity & Mental Health in the Workplace Guidance
Supporting Bereaved Employees Guide
Read more about the CIPD’s Health & Wellbeing At Work Annual Survey Results Health and wellbeing at work | CIPD
Have you signed the Mental Health at Work Commitment?
Paying attention to workplace mental health has never been more important. Whoever you are and whatever you do for work, we’re here to support you.
Craven has recently signed the Commitment. We are genuinely committed to supporting the mental health of our people.
With plenty of tools, resources, and stories, Mental Health at Work makes navigating the workplace mental health landscape easy..
As you probably know, the Mental Health at Work Commitment is a simple framework to support employers in making a positive change around mental health. It builds on what we already know actually works: based on the Thriving at Work standards, pulling from the pledges and standards that are already out there, and using up-to-date research from UK employers and mental health experts.
Wellbeing Related Policies
We offer a wide range of Wellbeing-related policies. Need something not listed here? Get in touch and we’ll be happy to assist.
We can provide a comprehensive range of policies, that are perfect and achievable for any SME. This will help, support and guide you as a business to safeguarding employee health and wellbeing.
£75 +VAT/policy
If a number are purchased, then these will be discounted.
Alcohol & Drug
Supporting Bereaved Employees Policy
Anti-Bullying & Anti- Harassment
Breastfeeding & Expressing
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Eye & Eyesight Testing
Family Friendly
Flexible Working
Health & Safety
Lone Working
PPE
Compressed Hours, Hybrid & Homeworking
Menopause & Menstruation
Manual Handling
Onboarding Policy
Performance & Support
Redundancy
A Right to Disconnect
Severe Weather & Disruptions
Sickness Absence
Workplace Wellbeing
Violence At Work
Whistleblowing
E-Learning
We can offer business and your people current Mental Health & Wellbeing E-Learning.
Benefits of Training include;
- Building a Positive Organisational Culture
- Creating Supportive & Inclusive Environments
- Improving Communication Skills
- Promoting Awareness and Reducing Stigma
- Enhancing Resilience and Coping Skills
- Reducing Mental Health-related Absences
- Supporting Mental Health Advocacy
Overall, mental health and wellbeing training play a crucial role in fostering a more informed, empathetic, and supportive society, where individuals are better equipped to take care of their mental health and help others in times of need.
Our Mental Health & Wellbeing Course Bundle
This bundle includes 7 courses related to Mental Health & Wellbeing, covering topics including Depression, Autism, ADHD, Mental Health First Aid, Policy Writing and Stress Management.
Work Related Stress
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require employers to assess the risk of stress-related ill health arising from work activities, as with any other hazard. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 requires an employer to take measures to control that risk.
Research has shown work-related stress to have adverse effects in a business in terms of;
Staff performance & productivity
Employee commitment to work & attendance
Accident rates
Staff recruitment & retention
Potential litigation
Customer satifaction
Employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by doing a risk assessment and acting on it. If you have fewer than five workers you don’t have to write anything down. But it is useful to do this, so you can review it later, for example if something changes. If you have five or more workers, you are required by law to write the risk assessment down
Read more about the CIPD’s Health & Wellbeing At Work Annual Survey Results Health and wellbeing at work | CIPD
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Many employers are now offering an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) as part of their benefits package, especially during the past two years to support their people.
We’re an authorised broker of the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering immediate support, trauma management and information on finance, debt or medical advice. The service is confidential and can help with a variety of issues including:
Stress Anxiety – Work problems – Family issues – Bereavement Trauma – Financial wellbeing – Debt Relationships – Tax information – Medical information – Wills, grant of probate and inheritance advice
EAPls are employee benefit programmes offered by many employers. EAP are intended to help employees deal with personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. EAP generally include assessment, short-term counselling and referral services for employees and their immediate family – wherever they are in the world.
We can offer very Competitive Partnership Pricing for EAP’s We’re an authorised broker of the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering immediate support, trauma management and information on finance, debt or medical advice.
Please contact Health Assured direct on; 0161 836 9886, mention Craven Consultancy Services to obtain your competitive quote or contact us direct to discuss and we can administer the services for you.
Read more about the CIPD’s Health & Wellbeing At Work Annual Survey Results Health and wellbeing at work | CIPD
The EAP offers:
Unlimited 24/7 counselling
Unlimited access to a confidential freephone telephone helpline, available 24/7, 365 and answered by qualified counsellors
Phone & in-person counselling
Up to 6 or 8 sessions of counselling per employee, per issue, per year, delivered in-person, online or via phone
Family support
Available to partner/spouse and dependents (in full time education, aged 16-24 and residing at the same household)
Self-help tools
Access to the online wellbeing portal and My Healthy Advantage smartphone app, offering a full range of self-help tools
Trauma management
