The Printing Charity has launched a new Wellbeing Community, offering free support and resources to help print businesses further embed workplace wellbeing within their teams.
The initiative is aimed at anyone involved in workplace wellbeing, including HR professionals, mental health first aiders, people managers, business owners and members of wellbeing teams. Those who sign up will be able to access free, ready-to-use resources, guidance and content tailored to the sector.
The launch comes during Stress Awareness Month, which this year has the theme #BeTheChange. Through the Wellbeing Community, the charity said it wants to help businesses take practical action to create a positive impact for their staff.
Members will have access to in-person support from Printing Charity relationship managers, who can provide on-site visits and roadshows where needed. The community will also offer guidance, information and materials, including expert-led workplace wellbeing webinars and presentations, as well as topic toolkits designed to help businesses address specific issues.
“We know that supporting workplace wellbeing effectively really matters to businesses in our sectors,” explains Printing Charity CEO Neil Lovell. “We hear this time and again from people we work with, and findings from the sector-wide research we ran last summer reinforced it: more than seven in ten have a strong sense of workplace belonging and inclusion. But we also know from the same conversations that for people leading businesses in our sectors it can feel daunting and challenging to know how to develop a workplace wellbeing programme, particularly against the backdrop of so many competing demands for their time. The Wellbeing Community is a route through which the Printing Charity can help wellbeing champions in businesses #BeTheChange by accessing workplace wellbeing support entirely free of charge, offering straightforward and tailored resources for businesses of all sizes.”
The charity added that workplace wellbeing can also have a measurable commercial impact. It cited a large-scale study from academic partners including the London School of Economics, which found that a ‘meaningful increase’ in employee wellbeing yields, on average, a productivity increase of around 10%.
