Helpful Resources for Employers
Documents, websites and organisations that can help you support positive mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.
Please note: All links are to external websites unless otherwise stated. bWell cannot be held responsible for the quality of information appearing on external websites.
Workplace Well-being Tool
The Workplace Well-being Tool has been designed to help employers improve the health and well-being of people in their organisation.
By using the tool, employers can get support on a variety of health and well-being measures including:
- Estimating the cost of employee ill-health;
- Get practical, up to date advice on health and well-being initiatives;
- Measuring return on investment
> www.businesslink.gov.uk/wwt
How's your business feeling?
A free, comprehensive and easy to use online self-assessment tool to help managers understand how they can improve the profile of their organisation with regards to supporting mental health and wellbeing.
> visit the How's your business feeling website
MINDFUL EMPLOYER ® Resources Pages
An extensive listing of helpful websites, documents and organisations compiled by MINDFUL EMPLOYER.
> visit the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Resources Pages
MINDFUL EMPLOYER Information Pack
Information on the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter and the benefits of promoting mental wellbeing in the workplace.
> download the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Information Pack, 2007 (PDF - 107KB)
MINDFUL EMPLOYER - Working Towards
A self-assessment tool from MINDFUL EMPLOYER covering many aspects of promoting and supporting mental wellbeing at work and that helps organisations rate their progress towards meeting the MINDFUL EMPLOYERs Charter.
> download Working Towards, 2008 Edition (PDF - 67KB)
SHIFT Line Managers' Resource: A Practical Guide to Managing and Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace
This 28-page booklet gives a host of practical advice for line managers, from promoting wellbeing to managing ongoing illness while at work.
> visit the SHIFT Employers pages to download your copy
Embracing Diversity - Employer Engagement Toolkit
Developed by leading employability practitioners in Scotland, this free, web-based toolkit is a resource for those tasked with engaging employers to embrace diversity in their workforce but will also be of interest to those addressing diversity issues within their own organisation. Sections deal with changing attitudes, practices and policies.
> visit the Embracing Diversity website
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill-health. NICE guidance is developed using the expertise of those working in different sectors- health care, local government, business and industry and the academic world.
> visit the NICE website
Long-term sickness absence and incapacity for work - Quick reference guide
This quick reference guide presents NICE's recommendations on managing long-term sickness absence and incapacity for work. It is for employers, people working in the NHS (particularly in primary care and occupational health) and others who have a direct or indirect role in managing long-term sickness absence and incapacity. This includes those working in local authorities and in the community, voluntary and private sectors.
The guidance will also be of interest to workplace representatives and trades unions, as well as employees and those receiving incapacity benefit or employment and support allowance (ESA).
The full list of recommendations is available at www.nice.org.uk/PH19.
Time to Change
Mental health affects all of us at some time or another. Whoever you are, there is something you can do to get involved in Time to Change and help fight stigma and discrimination.
> Visit the Time to Change website
The Business HealthCheck
In partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Business in the Community, Health Work Wellbeing is piloting an evaluation tool (for organisations investing in health and wellbeing) to help employers assess the cost of ill-health to their business and the impact of wellness programmes on these costs.
> Access the Evaluation Tool
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