Agenda item

To receive a presentation from Laura Austin Croft (London Healthy Workplace Charter Project)

The Board received a presentation regarding the Healthy Workplace Charter. Members noted that the charter was a structured framework to recognise and support business investment in staff health and well-being coordinated by the GLA and Public Health England- London and delivered through borough workplace health leads. The Charter provided clear guidance on how to make workplaces more productive and supportive.

It was an accreditation process that demonstrated commitment and publicly recognised good practice. It also provided opportunity to learn from other boroughs and employers taking part in the scheme.

The Workplace Charter provided employees with:

•        Structured tool which is free to use and connects the employer to support at a local and pan London level.

•        Independent and external validation of organisation’s investment in staff health and well-being

•        Charter award can improve staff morale and the outward-facing image of the organisation – helps with staff retention and recruitment.

Members noted that research indicated the importance of systematic, coordinated and comprehensive approaches to investing in workplace health rather than one off initiatives.