Winner – Bridgend College
To ensure a culture of outstanding well-being, Bridgend College has recognised the opportunity the workplace presents for health promotion and education. As a result, the higher education institution has launched an innovative and integrated approach to creating a working environment and inclusive culture where both staff and students can thrive in terms of accomplishment and well-being. This approach has allowed Bridgend College to succeed sector-leading outcomes for its staff and students.
Highly Commended – Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust
As an organisation where staff are confronted with the extremes of joy, sadness and despair, the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust strives to create a healthy and happy working life for its employees. To safeguard the mental health of its employees, something that sits at the heart of the organisation’s mental health improvement plan, the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides the best support available so its employees (#TeamWAST) can stay well and deliver high quality, compassionate and timely care to the people of Wales.
Finalists:
Circle IT
Firstsource Solutions UK Ltd
Companies House
Creditsafe Group
NPTC Group of Colleges
Principality Building Society
Trivallis
Sponsored by Welsh Government
This award recognises employers that place employee well-being centre stage within the organisation and have embedded a strong culture of workplace well-being. Investing in people’s health and well-being is good for business and it’s also the right thing to do. Successful programmes will be preventative and proactive in promoting well-being, as well as demonstrating effective rehabilitation and return-to-work practices.
The judges were looking for evidence of:
• a holistic approach that focuses on people’s physical and mental well-being;
• how leadership, culture and people management capability and practices are supportive of employees’ physical and mental well-being at work;
• a description of the work undertaken and the rationale for the approach adopted to support health and well-being, including evidence of positive impact and improvements in engagement and performance.