Gold Standard for Rhyl City Strategy

Rhyl City Strategy has achieved the first Gold Small Workplace Health Award in Wales, for its work to maintain and improve the health and well-being of its staff.

 

The Small Workplace Health Award is funded and accredited by the Welsh Government, as part of its Healthy Working Wales programme to support improvements in the health of the working age population.

As the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Jewell, explains:

"The Welsh Government launched the Small Workplace Health Award in 2009 to specifically engage businesses and organisations with less than 50 employees in our healthy workplaces initiatives. We are delighted to see the first employer progress to the prestigious Gold award and congratulate Rhyl City Strategy on their achievement."

Alongside developing health-promoting policies for staff, Rhyl City Strategy organised ‘lunch and learn’ sessions on healthy eating and alcohol awareness, a session on techniques for managing pressure and stress and a team-building adventure event in Betws-y-Coed. Staff members have each developed a set of personal health and well-being goals.

On achieving the Gold award, Jo Howes, Operational Manager for Rhyl City Strategy said:

"We are delighted with our success in achieving the Gold Small Workplace Health Award. The team have truly embraced the ethos around a healthy workplace and all of the benefits this has on our working lives. We are all very proud of the accomplishment and aim to keep the healthy workplace flag flying for all those small enterprises throughout Wales. The whole experience, from achieving the Bronze and Silver awards and now the Gold award, has made the team stronger and more determined to not only practice what we have learnt within the workplace, but also in our own personal lives at home and with our families. Rhyl City Strategy would like to thank all those who have supported us with this vision."

Rhyl City Strategy has been supported with its health and well-being work by Paula Jenkins, Workplace Health Advisor of Public Health Wales. As Paula highlights:

"Safeguarding and improving the physical and mental health and well-being of employees at Rhyl City Strategy is of utmost importance to the business. The positive culture within this organisation shines through as it is clear that staff have increased morale as they feel valued and motivated."

The independent assessor, Ava Fine, said:

"This is a well-deserved award. Rhyl City Strategy is an exemplar employer where the health and well-being of staff is firmly embedded in the organisation’s culture. It is proof that such an enlightened approach helps boost the morale of employees and produces a happy workplace. We commend their example to other SMEs across Wales."