SMEs and micro-sized employers can apply to the British Safety Council for a free three-hour workshop to help them develop a wellbeing strategy.

The sessions help employers explore why wellbeing matters to them, their people and their business

The sessions help employers explore why wellbeing matters to them, their people and their business, and ways they can improve their wellbeing.

Delivered by experts from the health, safety and wellbeing charity’s Being Well Together programme, the workshop helps small, medium and micro-sized employers to develop a strategy which works and to track and evaluate their progress.

The workshops are run through BSC’s Keep Thriving campaign on workplace wellbeing and are being offered for free as SMEs face mounting pressures following Covid and in light of the current economic challenges.

Mike Robinson, chief executive of the British Safety Council, said: “We understand the pressures on small businesses, not just following the Covid pandemic but also with the high cost of energy, and as a charity we want to do something to help.

“Employers tell us they have found it useful to meet other like-minded organisations to discuss the challenges, opportunities and best ways of developing a wellbeing strategy. We know that improving wellbeing not only boosts organisational performance, it reduces the likelihood of accidents and ill-health among staff.”

Any employer with up to 500 staff can apply and applications are open until 1 March. Attendees will also get additional follow-up and written materials from the Being Well Together programme.

Employers attending the workshops will also get the opportunity to apply for a cash award to fund activity they decide to do as a result. The charity is planning to make up to £10,000 available to one or more organisations.