What is Wellness at Work?

What does wellness at work really mean? Well for a start it’s more than bananas in the canteen, free food and coffee, lunchtime yoga, or even onsite hairdresser!!

Really wellness at work is marked by respect for you and your life outside of work. It is an honest commitment to making life outside of work possible and an acknowledgement that you, and your colleagues, are humans, not machines...

Overtime is the exception and when overtime is occasionally necessary, you are recognised and adequately compensated for it. When your role expands or when you get a promotion the words exposure or opportunity for growth never enter the conversation...you are paid adequately for your
increased responsibilities. Everyone takes a break to eat including senior leaders. People are willing to help each other if they can. You are encouraged to take all of your annual leave. Coming in when you are sick is frowned upon.

And yes, there might be bananas in the canteen, an onsite hairdresser, or lunchtime yoga but they are not there to replace basic respect for people at the heart of an organisation, they are an addition, a nice bonus or an added extra.