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Award Winners in 2008
Sun Microsystems UK Ltd
GOLD
STANDARD
Healthy
Workplace Initiatives:
Comprehensive Environment, Health and safety Policy.
• Site health and safety steering panel.
• Annual Internal and external EHS audits.
• BaxterStorey Catering company offer foods sourced locally, lean meat cuts chosen by chefs.
• Restaurant offers fresh fruit, fruit pots, mixed fruit bar, salad bar including naked salads and dressed salads.
• Fat, sugar and salt content monitored, vegetables steamed.
• Wellbeing Centre-free to employees offers
sports massage, fitness classes including pilates, Physio/Ostepath services, beauty therapies, hairdressing, hypnotherapies and reiki.
• Weekly bullitins sent out from wellbeing Centre to advise what health promotion activities are available.
• Fully equipped Gym on site, with latest cardio-vascular and resistance equipment.
• Training sessions offered on Quit Smoking, Life coaching, improving self esteem.
• Running tracks and shower facilities provided on site.
• Various clubs: cricket club, cycling club, football club.
• Employee forum, reviews any changes to employee contractual benefits.
• Cycle lockers provided, bicycles can be leased for 12 month period with option to buy at the end of the year.
• Private Health Screening Programme- full costs met by company.
• Health Surveillance carried in Feb 2008 to assess any hearing loss associated with noise in labs and Server rooms
• Confidential Employee assistance programme involves BUPA wellbeing helpline which operates 24 hrs, 365 days per year.
• Qualified counsellors help with stress, bereavement, financial concerns, alcohol /drug abuse and anxiety.
• Flexible working practices with no fixed start or finish times, formal grievance process in place.
Waitrose, Fleet
GOLD
STANDARD
Healthy
Workplace Initiatives:
Healthy Working, Healthy Living Programme forms part of H&S policy.
• Healthy eating website: www.waitrose.com/food/healthandnutrition
• A little a lot, feature on the web site which can text daily guidelines to your mobile phone for healthy eating ( fat, sugar and salt).
• Partner catering newsletter- aimed at branch cooks, promotes healthy recipe cards. Themed lunches.
• Catering workshops for employees, covers nutrition.
• Partnership health and safety steering group.
• Occupational Health Dept provides advice on range of topics from healthy eating, stress management, back care, eye care and quit smoking.
• Weight monitoring programme through Occupational Health.
• Physiotherapist Services available.
• Chiropodists Services available.
• John Lewis in partnership with local gym, Fitness First in Fleet and provide discounted membership rates.
• Employees offered confidential telephone counselling and online support.
• Work Related Stress Policy.
• John Lewis and Axa–PPP healthcare are working together to provide 25% off private medical insurance, dental services
• Booklet on guide to leisure and voluntary benefits.
CSC
GOLD
STANDARD
Healthy
Workplace Initiatives:
Wellbeing programme in place with organisation structure and terms of reference defined.
• Health promotion integrated into the workings of the H&S policy.
• Wellbeing steering group determines policy, annual timetable of events and controls budget. Regular updates provided to Corporate Responsibility group sponsors.
• Wellbeing Working group implement initiatives, make recommendations to the steering group and compile post event data.
• Feedback is received and collated after all events by the Wellbeing Working group. Feedback to wellbeing@csc.
• Wellbeing co-ordinators at site level feedback to the main group.
• Wellbeing suggestions scheme, formal response provided on whether suggestion will be taken forward.
• Employee assistance programme available to all employees. (links with Axa-PPP)
• Pilates classes.
• Eatwell Healthy Living week.
• Get fit for life programme in association with Loughborough College.
• Healthy heart week was run at a number of sites in 2007 and involved free cholesterol testing and blood glucose.
• CSC Walk it programme, 12 week programme, trained walk leader volunteers.
• NHS quit smoking programmes have been running for a number of years
• Stress Management Policy in place.
• Safety in the Sun bulletin, lunch, learn dial in sessions.
• CSC work with David Lloyd Leisure to provide a discounted membership rates, no joining fee and free 5 day family pass.
Sentinel Housing Association Ltd
GOLD
STANDARD
Healthy
Workplace Initiatives:
• Promoting Wellbeing Policy agreed at board level.
• Policy includes managers actively demonstrating respect, trust and concern for staff.
• Health promotion initiatives listed - every month different theme.
• Budget allocated specifically for health promotion activities.
• Responsibility of line managers in role modelling a healthy work/life balance.
• Health matters web site topics discussed: healthy eating, fitness, smoking and drinking, sleep, back pain, health at work.
• Sports and Social Committee, events subsidised by company.
• Sentinel sports night-Sports Centre hired out for staff and families.
• Discounted gym membership to 2 local gyms, no joining fee.
• “Walking not working lunches”- 30min walk to Fleet Pond, nature reserve.
• All executive members use stairs not lift.
• Occupational Health Service.
• Occupational Advisors medical website
• Private medical insurance available.
• Every member of staff has £100 per annum for Personal Development.
• Reflexology/massage sessions offered during work time once per quarter.
• Flexible working policy.
• Working Hours Policy.
• Monitor working hours and overtime to ensure staff are not overworking for prolonged periods.
• Training staff to recognise early signs of stress - 1 day workshop offered to managers.
• Stress awareness workshop for employees.
• Monthly review of workload with line managers.
• Confidential Counselling
• Reporting network to allow confidential reporting of instances of stress.
• 2 days paid emergency leave per year.
• Drug and alcohol policy
• Stars Awards Ceremony- to recognise outstanding staff.
Pabalum, Fleet
GOLD
STANDARD
Healthy
Workplace Initiatives:
• Essential H&S information provided during induction process also includes: accident prevention, risk assessments, employees duties, first aid, PPE, reporting defective work equipment, fire prevention.
• Annual Assessments on display equipment and ergonomics.
• Introduction of HSA healthcare scheme to help towards health and dental costs.
• Provision of free drinking water and hot beverages.
• Provision of kitchen area for staff to eat lunch in a convivial atmosphere / ensures break away from work station.
• Free eye tests for VDU users.
• Catering company focuses on cooking fresh food from the finest ingredients-healthy eating is part of the company philosophy.
• Decaffeinated beverages and fresh water offered at break times.
• Discounted rates for staff at local Fitness First gym.
• Smokers referred to NHS Quit Smoking Service.
• Staff encouraged to put forward ideas surrounding the workplace and how it can be improved.
• Car sharing promoted-reduces stress levels.
• Bullying and harassment policy in place.
• Drug and alcohol policy.
• Family friendly policies.
• Staff have variety of working patterns from full time to part time with start and finish times tailored to suit individuals.
• Childcare vouchers help towards cost of quality childcare.
• Dignity at Work Statement.
Pinto Potts LLP
Solicitors
GOLD
STANDARD
Healthy
Workplace Initiatives:
Health promotion discussed during staff meetings.
• Senior partner regularly cycles to work and across America once per yr.
• Operational Director keen cyclist and organises squash matches with other employees.
• Gym facilities offered at the Aldershot office.
• Exercise classes offered on site.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Childcare voucher scheme.
• Table tennis table in the office.
• Fresh fruit and fresh flowers provided in office every day.
• Private healthcare offered with benefit of gym membership.
• Use of pedometers.
• Access to healthy living website.
• Stress Policy recently introduced.
• Staff have taken part in Fleet half Marathon, Moon walk, Race for Life.
• David Pinto and son participating in charity climb Kilimanjaro in October.
Show Management Services
GOLD STANDARD
Healthy Workplace Initiatives:
• Currently going through BS for Sustainability which includes H&S standards.
• Structured H&S management system.
• Croner consulting used to ensure best practice.
• Annual H&S training.
• One person in company has NEBOSH diploma.
• Six out of 14 staff hold the IOSH Certificate.
• In 2007 the company sponsored and took part in an Event Industry cricket tournament.
• In 2007 a number of staff climbed Snowdon for charity
• Staff encouraged to cycle and walk to work.
• Investment in technology to simplify and reduce stressful workloads.
• Monthly meetings involve group feedback on worklife.
• Information on NHS Quit Smoking Services provided to staff.
• Information provided to staff about healthier food choices-balance of good health leaflet distributed.
• Stress included in annual safety training.
Vertu
GOLD STANDARD
Healthy Workplace Initiatives:
• People Strategy outlines importance of employee wellbeing.
• Live Life Health pages on HR intranet.
• Regular Review meetings cover health promotion.
• Activities organised such as global fitness event-5k walking or running event.( in co-operation with Helping Hands charity)
• Information on health promoting exercise given to employees.
• Bupa Wellness provide Occupational Health Services.
• Occupational Health advisor available every Monday between 8.15 and 3.15.
• Country specific OHS web pages, to promote regional OHS activities and contacts.
• Restaurant offers well balanced menu with salad bar.
• NHS Quit smoking sessions offered to staff on site.
• Health surveillance for some employees.
• Event on 22 Sept- Blood pressure, cholesterol checks and smoking.
• Free eye tests annually.
• Employees recommended to watch 2 min life saving film “Watch your own heart attack” film http//www.2minutes.org
• Pre –employment medicals.
• Medicals for over 45’s.
• Gym provided at Nokia building- 3 miles away.
• Employee assistance programme provided by Bupa counselling services.
Velmead Junior School
GOLD STANDARD
Healthy Workplace Initiatives:
• School Governors form part of the health and safety inspection team.
• Governors and staff conform to the “Every Child matters” policy.
• Be Healthy week run every year.
• Be Healthy Group-formed by one rep from each class.
• Healthy options available at lunch time-menu publicised in advance.
• Fruit and cereal bars provided on snack trolley.
• Lunch box audits carried out.
• Themed lunches increase uptake of school meals.
• Healthy Eating Poster Competition.
• Be Healthy group liaises with cook every 2 weeks.
• Plan to use home grown vegetables in school kitchen and food technology group.
• Survey carried out- “A typical day of Physical Activity”
• Corporate membership of health club provided.
• Family fun day at local swimming pool.
• Head teacher involved with cricket every lunch time.
• School Council-discusses health promotion
• Lunch and playtime sports organised.
• LEA teacher support line provided for staff.
• 1 mile fun run.
• Information on NHS Quit smoking Services provided to staff.
Heckfield Management Ltd
SILVER STANDARD
Healthy Workplace Initiatives:
• Breakfast includes fresh fruit, yoghurts, cereals
• Healthy cooking methods used such as mushrooms sautéed in olive oil.
• Healthy eating leaflets and posters in staff room- advising staff on daily intake of salt and how to get their 5 a day.
• Staff have access to an on site gym.
• Staff encouraged to use 63 acres of land at Heckfield Place.
• NHS Quit smoking course run at work.
• Employees have a can do attitude towards healthy workplace.
• Appreciation days for staff.
• 3 staff rewarded with a day at a local spa.
Boots UK, Fleet
BRONZE STANDARD
Healthy Workplace Initiatives:
• Occupational Health service.
• Risk assessments undertaken.
• Start of day, end of day and weekly walk through health and safety inspections carried out.
• COSHH assessments carried out for pharmacy and minilab.
• Risk assessments carried out for pregnant employees and young persons.
• Training booklet provided to staff on manual handling and manual handling assessments carried out.
• H&S training provided on: fire safety, basic H&S, accident recording, manual handling and extinguishing fires in the workplace.
• First aid programme in place.
• Employee Support Services available.
• Pharmacy team provide quit smoking plan, available to staff and customers.
• Alcohol drug and solvent policy.
• Whistle blowing, confidential external hot line.
• Security confidential hotline-for company or personal issues.
Datanet.co.uk
BRONZE STANDARD
Healthy Workplace Initiatives:
•Fresh fruit table in the office.
• Poster on stairs to discourage use of lift.
• Dried fruits, fresh juice, squash, still and sparkling water available in the office.
• Grannery bread, decaffeinated tea bags, coffee, green leaf tea and sweeteners provided by the company.
• Staff room has a section on the notice board with NHS quit smoking information. Also includes local events, recent news and information staff may like to share.
• Staff encouraged to walk to shops at lunch times.
• Monthly meetings involve group feedback on worklife.
• Encourage staff to have eye test every 2 yrs-paid for by company.
• Staff breakout area with comfy sofas and straight backed chairs to suit everyone.
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