Our Commitment to Wellbeing
Wellbeing describes our happiness, confidence, physical condition and general outlook on life. It is about feeling good and taking care of yourself.
Wellbeing is important because evidence shows that people with high levels of wellbeing live longer, have lower rates of illness, recover quicker from illness and stay well for longer, have more positive health behaviours and generally have better physical and mental health.
We will do this by:
- Switching from a re-active to pro-active approach
- Building a sense of belonging and involvement
- Having effective leadership and management across the organisation to embed and maintain health and wellbeing as part of everyday activities
- Helping staff develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle by creating opportunities in the workplace and promoting the benefits of physical activity and healthy eating
- Building personal resilience in individuals through practical strategies, training and support in managing stress
- Providing early intervention and support to staff with health problems or disabilities to remain at work or to return to work as soon as possible following a period of absence
- Developing and monitor the effectiveness of policies which support staff wellbeing
- Focusing on employee engagement.
To help meet the Council's objectives we provide employees with an Employee Assistance Programme that provides confidential advice, support and counselling free to employees. Please refer to our Employee Assistance Programme page for more information.
Workplace Wellbeing Charter
Plymouth City Council became the first employer in the South West to achieve the Workplace Wellbeing Charter Award in September 2015, and we re-accredited in September 2017.
We are continuing to make improvements in line the best practice standards and hope that our employees feel that as an employer, we care about your wellbeing.