Gary Towers Deputy Regional Director Business in the Community-East of England

Gary Towers

Deputy Regional Director

Business in the Community-East of England

mobilising business for good

• Business in the Community• Business Action on Health campaign• Practical solutions by business for business• Future plans

Wealth from Health Overview


Business in the Community. Mobilising business for good – taking action now for people and planet

1 independent business-led charity

27 years’ experience-The voice of responsible

business practice

100 partner organisations convened through an international network

300 business leaders actively engaged

leading campaigns

850 companies in membership


Business in the Community

Mobilise Collaborate

Strong in Norfolk


Responsible Business Practice-Creating a public benefit

Our purpose is to inspire, engage, support and challenge companies to continually improve the impact they have on society

• workplace

• Marketplace

• In the community

• and in the environment

Range of programmes & campaigns for each impact area


Workplace campaigns

• Business action on skills• Diversity and inclusion• Opportunity now• Race for opportunity• The Talent Challenge• Work inspiration• Health & Wellbeing - Business Action on Health


Business Action on Health

The visionTo create a society that values the health and wellbeing of all its’ people by harnessing the unique power of business to create a healthier and more competitive society.



The missionTo create the conditions that support the ‘whole’ employee to realise their full potential whilst maximising associated business and social benefits.



Key objectives•To make the compelling business case for investing in employees health and wellbeing•To provide practical guidance and tools developed by business for business•To establish public reporting on employee health and wellbeing as being commonplace in the UK.


From health and safety compliance to public reporting

“To make public reporting on employee health and wellbeing commonplace in the UK by 2011”


Business Action on Health Leadership Team


Intellectual capital for campaign developed by business for business

Practitioner Team

Expert Steering Groups on:• Emotional Resilience• Skills and Talent• Healthy Eating• Physical Activity• Active Travel• Musculoskeletal-Joints and muscles• Boardroom Reporting


Campaign achievements

Employee health and wellbeing has emerged as a key CSR issueThe most frequently selected section of BITC’s CR Index for past 3 years


2007

68% 2009

85%

FTSE 100 public reporting on employee health and wellbeing


Cost to UK employers (£billion)


Definition

‘Presenteeism’ means reduced productivity - when employees come to work when not fully engaged or ill and perform at a lower levels.


Financial Performance

• Cost of disengagement to the economy was between £59.4 billion and £64.7 billion. (Gallop, 2008)

• If organisations increased investment in a range of good workplace practices which relate to engagement by just 10%, they would increase profits by £1,500 per employee per year. (IES/Work Foundation ‘People and the Bottom Line’ 2008)

• Engaged employees generate 43% more revenue than disengaged ones. (Hay Group ‘Engage Employees & Boost Performance’)


Potential cost savings

• Positive steps to improve the management of mental health in the workplace, including prevention and early identification of problems could result in cost savings of 30%

NICE, Promoting Mental Wellbeing at Work 2009


A huge business opportunity

• Investing in employees health & well being -

A huge business opportunity• Differentiate from competitors• High retention-low absenteeism-lower costs• People proud to work for the organisation• Making the most of your people-achieving more with less• The wider community feel good about the business• A profitable and sustainable enterprise


Articulating the business case

Development of BITC Workwell Model

• Evidence based – widely endorsed• Holistic and integrated• Dual responsibility of employer and employee• Articulates link between wellbeing and engagement

to productivity


Employee wellbeing

• Wellbeing is comprised of the mutually supportive relationship between the physical, psychological and social health of the individual.

• Wellbeing combined with “good work” results in higher engagement and greater productivity.


Employee wellbeing

• The relationship between wellbeing and engagement is mutually reinforcing in fostering sustainable performance. When this virtuous circle is broken, high performance becomes unsustainable and as a result, productivity declines.



What’s in a healthy workplace:Better physical and psychological health

Create a safe & pleasant

physical environment

Promote healthy behaviours• Emotional resilience• Musculoskeletal• Healthy eating• Physical activity• Smoking cessation


What’s in a healthy workplace:Better work

Create a happy and engaging

work environment• Management style &

organisational culture

• Skills and Talent management

• Job design: autonomy, control & task discretion

• Fair treatment

• Benefits and reward packege reward

• Flexible working arrangements


What’s in a healthy workplace:Better relationships-social health

• Promote communication & social cohesion

• Line manager• Team colleagues• Support networks• Family


What’s in a healthy workplace:Good specialist support

Provide early interventions to

manage health and wellbeing• Occupational health• Human resources• Employee

assistance/counselling• Training for line managers &

employees

ACTION! Process to support a company’s journey from health & safety compliance to public reporting

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Level A.C.T.I.O.N! steps Linked campaign resources

Commit

• Assess where you are on health and well-being

• Commit time and resources to take positive action

• Tell others why, what and how change must happen

• A.C.T.I.O.N. questionnaire• Wealth from Health• Nurture & Grow• Case studies

Act

• Integrate with business strategy and objectives

• Organise programmes with measurable targets

• Nurture your key partners to achieve change

• Business HealthCheck Tool

• Towers Perrin Action Pack

• Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, Emotional Resilience, Healthy Joints & Muscles & Skills Toolkits

• Case studies

Benefit

• Demonstrate business benefits

• HWWB Business HealthCheck Tool• BITC Healthy Workplace Award


Provides practical guidance and tools developed by business for business

Suite of toolkits recommended by CranfieldUniversity on:


Emotional Resilience Toolkit


Working Joints and Muscles Toolkit


Skills, Health & Wellbeing Toolkit


Physical Activity Toolkit


Healthy Eating Toolkit


Practical solutions, by business for business

. Healthy People = Healthy ProfitsA growing number of UK employers have recognized employee health and wellbeing as a strategic priority, particularly during the challenging economic times.

Wealth from HealthAn action model for employers


Future plans

• Guidance for public reporting on employee health and wellbeing

• Workwell model populated with case studies, even more practical support for the business case

• Engage SME’s through large company supply chains• Embed campaign regionally-local workshops for SME’S• BITC Healthy Workplace Awards


For more information and freely available resources

Toolkits and other Business Action on Health resourceswww.bitc.org.uk/health

ACTION:http://www.bitc.org.uk/workplace/health_and_wellbeing/healthy_workplace_model/index.html

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Gary Towers Deputy Regional Director Business in the Community-East of England