The Health and Wellbeing Resource Pack provides an overview of the key areas addressed by the Investors in People Health & Wellbeing at Work Framework. In addition, the Resource Pack provides an overview of some of the specific issues organisations face around managing health and wellbeing in the workplace.
Investors in People have gathered some of the evidence around the key work-related health issues and provided links to useful sources of further advice. In some cases, we’ve included specific sources of information from experts such as the Health and Safety Executive, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Faculty of Public Health, Business in the Community, MindOUT and others which we think could be particularly useful.
Of course, this can never be a definitive guide – it just scratches the surface in many areas. In keeping with the Investors in People Standard, the Resource Pack avoids being prescriptive and the issues or techniques here apply to different kinds of organisations.
Please also note that some of the good practice examples here won’t apply to every organisation – you’ll need to be selective in what and how you use them. Likewise, Investors in People isn’t pretending to be an expert on health issues or health and safety law, when using the Resource Pack you are encouraged to follow some of the links provided here to get up to date, authoritative guidance on these issues.
The full Health and Wellbeing Resource Pack can be downloded here but you may choose to download the key focus areas of the document:
Enabling Health Improvement
Includes promotion of healthy lifestyles and information regarding keeping older workers healthy.
Preventing Harm and Risk
Includes stress and mental health issues, back pain and musculoskeletal issues, healh and safety reporting, and dealing with substance abuse.
Individual Role and Empowerment
Includes job definition, security and control.
Line Management and Workplace Culture
Includes managing attendance, avoiding "presenteeism", effective rehabilitation and return to work, promoting equality and managing diversity, reward and recognition, and effective team culture.
Balancing Work and Personal Life
Includes work-life balance, flexible working, and health impact of long working hours.
Legal and Regulatory Issues
Includes main legal issues for employers to consider.
Rates of Sickness Absence
Includes list of recent sector sickness absence results.