Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
National Zoo and Aquarium staff enjoy being a part of the Healthier Work community.
Canberra businesses looking to support their employees’ health and wellbeing can join the ACT Government Healthier Work program.
The free program helps businesses to support, protect and improve the wellbeing of their employees.
This is done through implementing new strategies and activities that focus on improving both physical and mental health.
Leadership advice, networking opportunities and access to experienced Healthier Work advisors – who meet with businesses in person or online – are also key to the program.
The National Zoo and Aquarium are part of the program and actively work towards ensuring all employees are healthy and happy at work.
“We joined the Healthier Work program to become part of a community of like-minded employers who were looking to improve the health and wellbeing of their staff,” the National Zoo and Aquarium’s WHS Coordinator, Julie, said.
The program can be adapted for any business or industry.
For Parbery Consulting, it was the program’s holistic approach to wellbeing that drew them in.
“We’re always looking at new ways to improve our wellbeing supports, and the Healthier Work program helps us achieve that goal,” Parbery Consulting Managing Partner Kylie Burnett said.
“The Healthier Work action plan keeps us all accountable and motivates us to improve and grow our wellbeing initiatives.”
“Everyone goes through ups and downs. Being a Healthier Work workplace doesn’t mean those ups and downs don’t happen, it just means that we can bounce back quicker,” Kylie said.
Along with helpful resources, the program offers:
- information and support for managers and leaders
- a tiered recognition scheme with promotional benefits
- regular up-to-date news and ideas about workplace health and wellbeing initiatives
- networking opportunities
- events and seminars.
To join the Healthier Work program, Canberra businesses can visit the Healthier Work website: healthierwork.act.gov.au.
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