5 ways Fact3 will help you maximise the wellbeing of your employees
The pandemic has resulted in unprecedented challenges for SMEs everywhere, but one thing we’ve all been reminded of is the importance of people to a successful organisation.
Employees have experienced unprecedented levels of change, working remotely, online education of children at home, social distancing, the uncertainty of changing lockdown laws, personal financial considerations, as well as health and safety concerns.
Without careful monitoring this stressful and uncertain situation will have an adverse impact on employees’ wellbeing, which, if unaddressed, can begin to affect performance and satisfaction at work. These impacts may include difficulty concentrating, poor health, difficulty making decisions, disconnectedness and absenteeism.
Mental health charity Mind focuses on the following areas to help employers manage mental health in the workplace:
Promoting wellbeing for all staff
Tackling the causes of work related mental health problems
Supporting staff who are experiencing mental health problems.
In order to maintain the health and wellbeing of their workforce, businesses need to be asking themselves “What can we do to ensure the physical, emotional and social health of our employees long term? How can we ensure our workforce remains engaged, productive, innovative and loyal?”
Because employee wellbeing is multi-dimensional, solutions should encompass the physical, psychological and social aspects of health and wellness. Fact3’s People team have various solutions to support employee wellbeing. Here are our top 5:
1.Clear, well communicated policies
We offer businesses a CIPD qualified People Consultant who you can access for advice and support, remotely or in person. They’ll help you shape robust policies that consider the wellbeing needs of your workforce, and they’ll help you plan a clear communications strategy to ensure all employees understand their rights, options and who to ask for help.
2. Training and education
By training and educating your staff, you can go a long way to ensuring the wellbeing of your whole workforce. The Fact3 Academy runs a series of training courses aimed at both employees and managers, that are designed to support employee wellbeing.
Building Resilience- The course has been designed for anyone requiring support and understanding Resilience with a clear outcome of developing the ability to bounce back from difficult situations.
Being Virtually Brilliant - Being Virtually Brilliant will give you the knowledge and confidence to get your teams to connect, collaborate and innovate when working exclusively online.
Wellness for Managers - Managers must be aware of the mental health of their staff, while also managing their own stress at work, and they need to understand how to correctly escalate serious issues.
Wellness for Employees - This course will enable Employees to have a clearer understanding of their role and responsibility when it comes to their own wellness, mental health and stress and gives them the confidence to seek support from Managers and others.
Mental Health First Aider - An internationally recognised course by MHFA England. This course teaches delegates to spot the signs of Mental Health issues and help to avoid crisis or support those in a crisis situation.
3. Employee assistance program FactBe.
An employee assistance program (EAP) is a benefit that is offered to employees to help manage a variety of potential challenges that might affect job performance. There are many benefits of providing an EAP to employees, including increased productivity, low costs compared with the potential gains and a high ROI. Fact3 offer a bespoke EAP called FactBe. FactBe provides employees comprehensive telephone helplines available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Offering practical information and emotional support covering anything from financial struggles to bereavement issues. It also offers 6 telephone and 6 face to face counselling sessions and access to our online health and wellbeing portal.
4. Wellness surveys
As part of our employee engagement solutions, we can run detailed surveys with your employees to get a clearer idea of the current state of their health and wellbeing. Our team then collate and analyse the feedback which we present back to you in a recommendations report.
5. Behavioural profiling
Having a deeper understanding of employees’ individual contributions due to their natural behaviours can really help understand what motivates and demotivates your people, allowing you to utilise their skills effectively and maintain their motivation and engagement. This deeper understanding of your individual employees will help you identify any issues early and provide the right help and support to avoid the situation escalating.
If you’d like more help or information on how best to support the wellbeing of your workforce, and in turn maximise motivation and productivity, contact us hello@fact3.co.uk