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Workplace health and wellbeing resources and guidance for employers

  • Managing diabetes whilst working and workplace support for colleagues working with diabetes.

  • Domestic abuse and the workplace. A TUC survey report shares information about the impact of domestic abuse on the workplace.
  • White Ribbon is the UK’s leading charity to end violence against women and girls. All organisations, large or small are able to become White Ribbon UK Accredited.
  • European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Domestic abuse in the workplace – discussion paper.
  • Domestic abuse toolkit for employers developed by Business in the Community (BITC)
  • CIPD guidance for people professional on managing and supporting employees experiencing domestic abuse.
  • The Public Health Workplace Health team in partnership with Central Bedfordshire Council have created a template domestic abuse policy that any workplace in Central Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes and Bedford Borough can use  to demonstrate their commitment to supporting people who have experienced domestic abuse in the workplace. Find the template domestic abuse pledge here. 

  • Breakeven -For anyone working in a public facing role, there are 2 different lengthen ‘bet you can help now’ programmes, to enable employees to support clients and colleagues who may be experiencing harm related to gambling. 

Breakeven also support workplaces through the workplace charter, which aims to reduce gambling related harms in the workplace. 

  • Armed Forces Covenant is a national scheme ensuring those who serve or have served in the armed forces are treated fairly in the workplace.
  • Diverse by design guidelines from the Local Government Association captures the 15 key elements that are fundamental to helping you embed fair values, practices and behaviours throughout your organisation.
  • The Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) report on sexual health rights in the workplace. Sexual and reproductive health is a key component of our health and wellbeing, affecting men, women and transgender people throughout their lives. There is reasonably strong evidence that workplace wellness interventions – which either focus on or include a component on SRH – may produce quantifiable business benefits in the form of reduced absenteeism, sick leave and late days, reduced staff attrition and increased productivity.
  • Supporting employees with terminal illness: a guide to workplace policies and practice | Institute for Employment Studies (IES) (employment-studies.co.uk) This guide sets out the most important things employers should think about to support employees with a terminal illness. Showing your workforce they will be supported if they’re affected by terminal illness underlines your organisation’s culture and values.
  • The DWP and Maximus Access to work MH support service employer toolkit provides a collection of resources including leaflets, videos and a webinar, to help you make the most out of the Access to Work cost-free support service. You can find out how the service works, and how it can benefit your organisation.
  • BBC Supported Employment team offers free support to Bedford Borough workplaces to recruit people with a disability and support people with a disability into work.
  • CBC Supported Employment team offers free support to Central Bedfordshire workplaces to recruit people with a disability and support people with a disability into work.
  • Individual Placement Support (IPS) team Bedfordshire offers free support to people, who are open to mental health services, into work and support workplaces to recruit people with mental health challenges.
  • Individual Placement Support (IPS) team Milton Keynes offers free support to people in Milton Keynes, who are open to mental health services, into work and support workplaces to recruit people with mental health challenges.

  • Loneliness at work is a practical guide by the Marmalade Trust to help build more connected workplaces and understand loneliness.

  • Menopause and the Workplace: How to enable fulfilling working lives: government response. This independent report was published on 25 November 2021 and contains ten recommendations aimed at bringing about comprehensive change and support for those experiencing the menopause.
  • Menopause at work CIPD guidance on how to provide effective support for employees.
  • The menopause at work. guidance document. A guide for managers by The East London Foundation Trust.

     Creating a workplace wellbeing policy

  • ACAS provides advice on how to write a workplace Mental Health policy.

     Having a policy - Supporting mental health at work - Acas

  • Bupa UK ‘Supporting neurodiversity in the workplace: a managers guide’. This is the link Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024 – Business toolkit | Bupa UK
  • CIPD guide to supporting neurodivergent people in the workplace.
  • BITC neurodiversity factsheet aims to raise awareness of the barriers faced by neurodiverse people, set out the business case for employers to develop targeted interventions that support neurodiversity in the workplace, and inspire action by providing examples of existing best practice.
  • The CIPDs Neuroinclusion at work report discusses the findings from an employer and an employee survey to examine the importance of having a neuroinclusive workplace.

  • Community action MK have a list of local charities and community groups that offer employee volunteering opportunities for workplace in Milton Keynes.
  • Community Voluntary Service employer-supported volunteering opportunities in Bedfordshire.
  • Worktree – Volunteering with worktree, allows your employees the opportunity to share their own career experiences with young people and inspire the future generations. 

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