What are companies doing with regards to 'Wellbeing'

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Not For Profit Body's

STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners)

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STEP champions continuous learning, providing study and training opportunities, and sponsoring relevant professional memberships, enhancing skills utilisation and creating advancement opportunities.
STEP offers a competitive total rewards package, including pay, flexible working, and a generous holiday allowance, making employees feel valued and treated fairly.
STEP prioritises employee wellbeing, offering comprehensive medical care, wellbeing benefits, and resources to support both physical and mental health, balancing work-life pressures effectively.
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Technology

Knapp UK

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KNAPP's apprenticeship programme in engineering and other functions offers excellent advancement opportunities. The international nature of the group also provides global opportunities for career development.
KNAPP UK Ltd promotes work-life balance by offering increased flexibility to work from home. The company also recognises the supportive role families play in the team's overall success.
The Leadership Team demonstrates its care and support for employees through regular site visits, 'time to talk' sessions and by promoting open communication through the Employee Forum.
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Food & Drink

Noble Foods

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The Good Vibe Tribe at Noble Foods is a group of colleagues that champion the organisation’s wellbeing agenda and deliver initiatives across a calendar of events. These events include webinars on subjects such as managing stress and anxiety, and training managers to highlight mental health awareness.
The organisation’s Aspire programme provides development opportunities for all. Through its talent and succession process, Noble Foods seek to highlight future talent and unsure development plans are in place to nurture this. The company also runs a number apprenticeship programmes.
The Noble Leaders Group have a specific Aspire pathway which covers management and leadership, time management and presentation skills and is delivered through formal programs, coaching and action learning sets. Elements of the NLG pathway are then delivered to wider management groups.
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Law

Napthens LLP

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Napthens have multiple trained mental health first aiders, as well as providing mental health training to managers by external third party experts. External speakers include The Sleep Expert, Over The Bloody Moon, and My Happy Mind, who have spoken to employees about controlling their own mental health and those of their families and communities.
The organisation addresses pay reviews on a person by person basis, taking into consideration their contributions and efforts, once per year. It also offers a discretionary bonus scheme linked to performance in order to reward employees, which it does twice a year.
Napthens has rolled out its skills curriculum which allows employees to develop their softer skills throughout the year. The organisation’s leadership academy launched for its second year and it has seen the introduction of early career training groups and peer to peer groups.
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Financial Services

Marsden Building Society

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Through colleague nominations and bi-monthly awards, the organisation celebrates its people. The colleague who wins gets a £100 voucher, 2nd place gets a £50 voucher, with runners up each getting chocolates. All colleagues who have been nominated receive a copy of their nomination, including the detailed comments sent in to support it.
To support employee wellbeing, all colleagues have access to Lifeworks, an online wellbeing platform that offers resources and tools to support wellness and an Employee Assistance Programme which is anonymous, confidential, and available 24/7. The organisation has also introduced an annual leave purchase scheme to enable colleagues to buy five additional days leave per year.
Teams at Marsden Building Society are brought together through a range of activities, including: Halloween treasure hunts around the office, sending photos through once sweets have been found; seed growing competitions; “Rate my plate” competitions where colleagues can send in photos of their food to compare with their peers, and much more.
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Technology

IP Integration

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IP Integration has 'Wellness Days', where if an individual is overwhelmed, stressed, burnt out or struggling, their manager can give them a day, or more if required, to recoup, without it affecting annual leave allowance or being noted as sick leave. Additionally, the organisation has an Employee Assistance Programme for those that need professional support.
IP Integration Social club is run by volunteers across the business who plan multiple events throughout the year. They arrange frequent social events such as rounders, axe throwing, and shuffle boarding. It also hosts a family day every year with activities like BBQs, petting zoos, ice cream van’s, magic shows, bowling and adventure golf.
IP Integration's Performance Enablement process enables top performers to be recognised as 'Exceptional' people. During Company Kick-Off events, held at the beginning of its financial year, it present these exceptional individuals to the rest of the organisation and give them a £750 voucher for going above and beyond.
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Retail

Williams

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The Williams Academy, revamped in 2021, focuses on upskilling and developing Line Managers and Assistant Managers. This initiative has led to numerous promotions, indicating a clear path for advancement.
Williams encourages open communication and collaboration through the Business Improvement Group (BIG). This group fosters team spirit and a sense of belonging as employees across all levels can contribute ideas to enhance the workplace.
Williams, in partnership with the Rainy Day Trust, provides financial support, education, and grants, along with mental health support. The company also encourages employees to be trained as Mental Health First Aiders.
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Marketing & Media Agencies

Waste Creative

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Wellness app, Help@Hand provides the team with free access to therapists, wellbeing resources, an Employee Assitance Programme and more. Waste Creative also produces a Burn out Monitor report to identify the top 10 employees at risk of burnout. HR contacts line managers to ensure they're checking in on those who are close to burn out.
Waste Creative organises monthly cross department socials such as dinner, bowling, and exhibition visits. It has held gaming tournaments in the office, has a fantasy football league, as well as a Waste 5 a side football team. It also celebrates individuals’ personal achievements and has thrown a baby shower/pizza party for someone on the team.
Employees promoted into a line management role are taken through a Management Onboarding session with HR. This covers, expectations, responsibilities, guidance, advice, and resources to help them in their new role. Furthermore, the organisation provides external management training and workshops, and access to manager development resources such as Agency Hackers and The Optimism Library.
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Marketing & Media Agencies

Uniform Group

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Uniform is passionate about creating an open dialogue about mental health and it has four qualified Mental Health First Aiders across the group. It also has a menstrual health policy, designed to protect and support team members. Employees have access to medical support via Simply Health, and wellbeing services, including counselling, via The Circle Line.
Every quarter, Uniform hosts a company-wide lunch where a different team cooks for everyone. The events are always coordinate with when its remote people are working from its Liverpool HQ so everyone can get involved. The lunches are themed, such as in April which was Venezuelan-themed, serving traditional arepas and home-made lemonade.
Uniform benchmarks salaries to ensure fair pay for all employees. It also offers length of service awards, including £2,000 in holiday vouchers after 10 years. The organisation further rewards employees by regularly offering to pay for them and their families to go to a restaurant and have a meal on the company.
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Education & Training

Tommies Childcare

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Tommies Childcare supports employees’ wellbeing through its Wellness Action Plan; an individualised plan that outlines symptoms, triggers, and support needed to be put into place for an employee. This is reviewed in line with need and is an opportunity for employees to have a dedicated, non-judgemental discussion with their manager about how they are feeling.
The organisation runs a training programme where employees get to join Directors, Senior Managers and Managers for training tailored to the development of skills applicable to their roles. The training is not only supportive of Child Development but also outlines how employee engagement can be the difference between a good workplace and a great workplace.
Tommies Childcare offers a managerial Leadership and Development programme, delivered through an external organisation. This consists of one-to-one coaching sessions for Managers, leadership discussions, and group exercises.
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