SPONSORS OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
7 TIPS
FROM RED MARINE
1 Educating Wellbeing subject areas are often driven by employee suggestion and their own research then delivered in monthly meetings; topics have included preventing stroke and heart attacks; prostate cancer; mindfulness; Pilates and Chinese Medicine
3 Policies and procedures over and above compliance with employment law; an integrated health, safety, wellbeing and quality policy and a well utilised flexible working policy to aid work-life balance and personal development, and in supporting employee family situations
4 Promoting physical and emotional activity
From strenuous cycling and badminton to the more sedate darts, dominoes and pool, there are quarterly social events and employees who work together, also play together
COMMITMENT
Red Marine doesn’t have a well-defined written strategy or allocated wellbeing budget and it doesn’t measure any return on investment from the activities implemented; what Red Marine does have, and this was very clearly demonstrated to me in my meeting with Richard Kent, is an absolute commitment to its corporate and social responsibilities for employees and a holistic perspective of health.
WORKPLACE CHAMPION Mainstreaming wellbeing into business practices, my visit re-enforced the importance of a ‘workplace champion’. If that champion has both the ‘passion’ for the subject and the ‘power’ to influence wellbeing in the workplace, how simple it can be to integrate what I call ‘creating wealth and health’ approaches at work. How fortunate the employee can be in their choice of employer.
FUTURE PLANS
Future plans may include occupational health support and the possibility of undertaking the Investors in People or Wellbeing at Work Award for Red Marine.
2 The role of the line manager leadership and management skills are seen as a high priority with coaching and mentoring practices, 3 monthly reviews / personal development planning processes should be in place to encourage communication and engagement of employees (see Paul Luen’s excellent article on Employee Engagement in Feb/March 2012 issue of Wind Energy Network publication Pg. 32)
5 Using complimentary therapies counteracting muscular skeletal issues from desk and computer based roles as well as enhancing general wellbeing and minimising stress, every month the services of Barbara Ellis of Optimum Health is available. Barbara specialises in natural health therapies that include acupuncture, Chinese Tui Na medical and sports massage, herbs, nutrition and reflexology
6 Healthy eating
promoting ‘the 5 per day philosophy’, bowls of fresh fruit are made available and lots of easily accessible drinking water
7 Environment
employees benefit from a light airy environment and in an area that sites a number of computers there is an abundance of lush green plants to minimise negative effect of electromagnetic emissions
THANKS
My thanks to Barbara Ellis of Optimum Health for arranging and taking part in my visit with Richard Kent of Red Marine, and my thanks to Richard for sharing this information of best practice for the benefit of others.
NEXT ARTICLE
My next article focuses on the subject area of using the Award frameworks to support wellbeing in the workplace efforts.
Gill Main
Partnering4Performance
www.partnering4performance.com
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