Quiz: How strong is our well-being policy?

Building a thriving culture is one of the hardest things to do in business.

Having a healthy workforce, however, makes that job a whole lot easier. We have curated a list of 32 questions that serve as a roadmap for gauging your company's commitment to employee well-being. These questions touch on various aspects of your organisation's strategy, culture, and how it looks after the mental and physical health of its most valuable asset – the people. So, whether you're a seasoned business leader or just starting out, this quiz is designed to spark reflections, discussions, and, most importantly, actions that can elevate your workplace into a place where your team are genuinely excited to come to work everyday.

STRATEGY

1. A mental & physical health at work plan has been devised & is available to all those that work at the company?

2. A dedicated budget is available for employee health & well-being?

3. Well-being initiatives are provided to improve employee mental & physical health?

4. Wellbeing initiatives are thoroughly promoted across multiple channels?

5. Outcomes from wellbeing initiatives are measured in an objective way? Examples include feedback forms, focus groups, manager interviews

6. There is a commitment from Senior Leaders to prioritise employee mental health & well-being?

7. Managers are confident in spotting signs of poor mental/physical health & appropriately signposting to suitable resources?

8. Managers are confident in having difficult conversations in relation to employee health?

9. Systems & processes are in place to monitor employee mental & physical wellbeing? Examples include surveys, 1:1s & Town Halls

10. Company benefits are structured in a way to promote healthy living? Examples include gym memberships, cycle to work salary sacrifice & access to activities such as yoga & meditation

11. A proportion of team building exercises are centred around positive physical & mental health? Examples include company sports teams, out of work socials & (inclusive) health promoting challenges

12. Our organisation offers flexibility with regards to location?

13. Our organisation offers flexibility with regards to working hours?

CULTURE

14. I regularly check in with employees with regards to their mental health & general well-being?

15. Mental health awareness is consistently encouraged & emphasised throughout the year?

16. Physical health awareness is consistently encouraged & emphasised throughout the year?

17. My team have positive relationships with one another?

18. Good working conditions are provided & a healthy work life balance is encouraged?

19. When things do go wrong there are systems to ensure that conflict is dealt with in an appropriate way?

20. Burnout is openly discussed & employees are educated on early signs of burnout?

21. Annual leave requests are approved so long as a reasonable time frame is given?

EMPLOYEE MENTAL HEALTH

22. Employees have a precise understanding of their exact role?

23. Employees have appropriate control in the way they do their work?

24. Employees are well supported in terms of resources, line management & other colleagues to carry out their work?

25. Organisational change is well managed & communicated effectively to employees?

26. Employees believe the demands & deadlines placed on them are reasonable?

EMPLOYEE PHYSICAL HEALTH

27. Employees regularly work beyond their contracted hours?

28. Employees are encouraged to take active breaks from their desk?

29. Employee take their full lunch break?

30. Employees spend their lunch break at their desk and/or continuing to do company related work?

31. Employees have access to standing desks?

32. There are facilities to cater for cyclists (changing rooms, showers, bike racks)?