Report: Creating well workplaces

The findings of this latest report from the Bank Workers Charity and Robertson Cooper suggests that, the current approach to employee wellbeing falls short of what’s needed to enable employees to succeed in the fast changing workplace that is emerging.

Key findings

• Businesses need to reappraise how they build the levels of resilience and adaptability needed for employees to succeed in a world of technological developments and less work stability.
• The report suggests that more employee self-management is needed – of their careers and of their wellbeing.
• Employers still have a vital role to play in creating wellbeing programmes, but they need to move away from a paternalistic approach to one that is more of a partnership model where businesses and employees both do their share.

The report was under taken by Sir Cary Cooper CBE, Good Day At Work President Founding Director, Robertson Cooper Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health University of Manchester. It draws on several data sources providing insight into the pressures inherent in the future of work, as well as the traits that are enabling employees to thrive in that emerging context.

“Importantly, it identifies what I think of as the ‘lost skill’ of self-management as a key factor for future success and outlines employers’ responsibilities for developing this skill across their workforces. It offers a practical takeaway for employers who want to maximise the potential of their investment in workplace wellbeing,” said Cooper.