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Photo of 2009 Award Winners
Waitrose Ltd 198 Yateley
GOLD
STANDARD
Healthy
Workplace Initiatives:
Healthy Working, Healthy Living Programme forms part of H&S policy.
Healthy eating website: www.waitrose.com/food/healthandnutrition
Partner catering newsletter- aimed at branch cooks, promotes healthy recipe cards. Themed lunches.
Catering workshops for employees, covers nutrition.
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.
Discounted membership rates with fitness clubs.
Employees offered confidential telephone counselling and online support.
Work Related Stress Policy.
Promote in-branch sporting matches.
Employees can request flexible working.
Every employee has access to a
neutral party (Group Registrar) to discuss any issue they need to (can be used
for general work issues, harassment issues or personal
issues).
Datanet.co.uk
GOLD
STANDARD
Healthy
Workplace Initiatives:
Secure bicycle storage rack.
Fresh fruit table in the office.
Dried fruits, fresh juice, squash, still and sparkling
water available in the office. Ultra violet treatment
of dispensed drinking water (cuts down on bottle
usage).
Granary bread, decaffeinated tea bags, coffee,
green leaf tea and sweeteners provided by the
company. Healthy options recipes researched
and provided for staff information.
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 staff meetings involve group feedback on
worklife, plus mechanism for taking action.
Staff breakout area with comfy sofas and straight
backed chairs to suit everyone.
Information, confidential counselling and support
provided to tackle stress, as well as flexible
approach to working patterns.
Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire
GOLD
STANDARD
Healthy
Workplace Initiatives:
Hotel nurse available to provide personalised
advice and guidance on diet, nutrition and related
matters.
Bicycles provided for use in hotel grounds.
Staff use of tennis courts.
Employee participation in charity run.
Financial support for the football team.
Annual cricket match against Farnham Cricket
Club.
Quit smoking sessions.
Full salad bar in staff restaurant and fruit selection
available all day.
Time management and stress management
training programmes available to all.
Annual employee opinion survey.
Outdoor staff rest area
Financial support provided in budget
Harassment policy in place, signed by all
employees and enforced by management team.
Work by ‘Golden Rule’ – treat others as you wish
to be treated
The Park Health Club
SILVER
STANDARD
Healthy
Workplace Initiatives:
Management encourage employees to take
responsibility for health promotion and lead by
example.
Club-based activities and competitions: Le Tour
de France; trip to Velodrome; fund-raising charity
events; personal endurance events for charity
(record-breaking hockey match, cycling across
Cambodia).
Team-building fun events: day at ‘Go Ape’ (high
wire forest adventure).
Wider community support: provision of warm-up
and 2,000 bananas for the Hook Fun Run.
Hosting annual Millennium Cup cross-country
running event for local schools.
Sponsor of a local football team.
Fruit provision
Bicycles for employees to use.
Financial contribution to cycleways in the
community
Flexible shift patterns.
Information, support and guidance on stress.
Monsoon Restaurant
SILVER
STANDARD
Healthy
Workplace Initiatives:
Healthy breakfasts available to employees free of
charge
Discussions with staff of the requirements of a
balanced diet.
Fruit bowl available free of charge.
Secure bicycle storage available.
Shower facilities available.
Employees encouraged to stop smoking; NHS
visits arranged on smoking cessation.
Confidential discussion of work-related issues.
Minimal quantities of oil used in cooking.
Regular Sunday football sessions, plus training
sessions. Badminton also arranged about once a
month.
Employees’ weight monitored.
Plenty of leaflets and information available on
healthy lifestyles.
Job rotation; all employees share range of work
where appropriate and qualified.
Adequate staffing levels to cope with flexible
working patterns.
Claire's Accessories
BRONZE
STANDARD
Healthy
Workplace Initiatives:
Comprehensive Health & Safety folder provided
to and read by all new staff.
Range of books and leaflets on H&S topics
available.
Membership of the Retail Trust and BUPA
Helpline.
‘Managing Stress’ and ‘Stress’ quizzes for
management and staff.
Annual staff appraisals for airing views or
concerns, or meeting available on request.
Discount membership of local gym.
Confidential counselling available.
Flexible working practices and leave
arrangements; job rotation; sufficient breaks
Bullying and Harassment Policy
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