UNILEVERINTRODUCING UNILEVER’S HEALTH & WELLBEING PROGRAMME

NIKKI KIRBELL AND SHEILA HEMINGWAY

TOPICS COVERED TODAY

Return on investment

Why we have support systems at Unilever

The scope and size of Unilever

The Unilever business model

The health and wellbeing strategy

Working examples from an R&D site in Bedford

RETURN ON INVESTMENT

Healthcare savings Absenteeism

Presenteeism

This means that in year one, the program saved €10.44 for every Euro spent

THE BEGINNINGS OF UNILEVERWHO ARE WE?

Unilever was formed in 1930 from two companies: Margarine Unie and Lever Brothers

It was a full business merger, operating as a single business entity

Margarine Unie (Netherlands)

Lever Brothers (UK)

THE MAN AND THE VISION

“To make cleanliness common place; to lessen work for women; to foster health and contribute to personal attractiveness, that life may be

more enjoyable and rewarding, for the people who use our products”

William Hesketh Lever, 1890

Invented by William Hesketh Lever in 1894

Affordable Hygiene Against Cholera Outbreak in Victorian England

ABOUT UNILEVER

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of fast-moving consumer goods. Our products are sold in over 190 countries and used by 2 billion consumers every day.

190COUNTRIES IN

WHICH OUR PRODUCTSARE SOLD

GLOBAL TURNOVER OF

€49.8 BILLION

AT END OF 2013

EMPLOYEES GLOBALLY

174,0007,500

EMPLOYEES IN THE UK & IRELAND

UNILEVER FAST

FACTS

JUST SOME OF OUR UK BRANDS….

OUR BUSINESS MODEL

PAUL POLMAN - CEO

“Under the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan we want to improve the health and wellbeing of a billion people around the world. A key part of that is the wellbeing of our own people, not only their physical health, but just as importantly their mental health, particularly at times of change and uncertainty. By listening and responding to their emotional needs we give people a much better chance of fulfilling their true potential, which is good for them and good for the company.”

MEDICAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH GLOBAL STRATEGY

Promote Health

Support Agile Working

Expand employee health programme

Measure performance

Ergonomics

Control risks

Immunisation

Travel advice

Our global strategy focuses on health protection and promotion and covers three key areas:

UK WELLBEING PLAN

Working towards ensuring both mental and physical health are an equal priority within our organisation:

A culture supporting an holistic approach to health

Line managers lead and manage things that influence and support a culture of health and wellbeing in the workplace

Excellent information, support and care to employees who experience ill health for whatever reason and energising employees to be the best they can be at both work and home

LAMPLIGHTER IN THE UKA common framework with a common set of tools

under four pillars – each with specific national and site KPI’s

Leadership & Management

Communication & Culture

Building Resilience & Developing Employee Wellbeing

Support

Managers who understand physical

and mental wellbeing as a core

element of their people

management, and leaders who consider an

individuals total wellbeing as part of business decision-

making and capability building.

A performance culture is a healthy

and resilient culture, where mental and physical health are actively discussed,

managed and understood to be

intrinsic to success.

Given that a performance culture

needs to be a resilient culture,

interventions, tools and techniques will be put in place that build organisational, team and individual wellbeing to meet the needs of the business and the

needs of our people.

Anyone in Unilever should be no more than one click, one phone call or one

discussion from the help they need if

they are experiencing any issues with their

health and wellbeing.

Unilever Personal

Resilience tool

Get Active fitness

challenge

Lamplighter

Onsite health checks

Mental health manager

awareness training

WHY WELLBEING IS SO IMPORTANT TO UNILEVER

Wellbeing benefits not only employees but the business as a whole

All 7,500 employees in the UK and Ireland have 24/7 access to support when and where they need it, as well as a comprehensive range of training, information and tools to enhance their wellbeing

Managers are also equipped with the skills necessary to deal with health issues and as a result have a more engaged and resilient workforce

COMMENTS FROM EMPLOYEES

“The support network that the company has put in

place has really helped me from Line Manager to Occupational Health”

“Very eye opening and educational training session which has

catalysed a desire to learn and understand more”

“It's a great opportunity to have this health check, quick and easy, onsite. Provides

early indication of long term health issues - I would always

opt into this sort of programme”.

“We’re off to a great start. Changes like this take time, it’s as much

culture change as anything”

BENEFITS TO THE

BUSINESSEmployee engagement

Work related ill health

Recovery times

Absences from the business

Reduction of 25%in 1 year

Working days lost due to mental health after implementation of our mental health programme

WORKING WITH EXTERNAL AGENCIES UK Government Responsibility Deal pledges:

A UNILEVER SITE PERSPECTIVE FROM R&D IN BEDFORDSHIRE

Wellbeing Plan – Communication & Culture

EVENTSFEBRUARY – HEART AWARENESS

Wellbeing Plan - Support

HEALTH FAIR – SHOWCASING EMPLOYEES’ HOBBIES AND PASTIMES

Wellbeing Plan - Support

VOLUNTEERING

Wellbeing Plan – Building Resilience & Developing Employee Wellbeing

COLWORTH COMMUNITY CHOIR

Wellbeing Plan – Leadership & Management

CHOIR FEEDBACK

It's fulfilling - it uses a different set of muscles to my work – it’s so good to do something physical and creative that isn’t sport and on a social level, there is a real sense of community

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Thursdays... even when feeling jaded from the week it gives me a real lift and I can't stop smiling all afternoon. Did Gareth realise that he is a therapist as well as being a fantastic musician and choirmaster?

We aim to improve our standard without taking things too seriously - great mood of positivity that does spill over into the workplace

QUESTIONS?