A BARNSLEY company, which gives its employees free fruit and allows additional time during lunch breaks to encourage walking, has been presented with a workplace wellbeing award.
Hargreaves Industrial Services has been awarded the Bronze Award for Workplace Wellbeing by Barnsley Council.
The award recognises the company's efforts to promote and support the physical and mental health of its employees.
Hargreaves Industrial Services, based in Barugh Green, offers engineering, operation, and maintenance services across the UK.
As part of the Be Well @ Work programme, the award acknowledges the company’s efforts to promote and support its staff's physical and mental health through a range of criteria. The company has gone over and above the mandatory criteria in human resources, absence management, and health and safety, by focusing extensively on mental health, health campaigns, and healthy eating.
Initiatives that have been particularly popular with staff include the provision of free fruit and additional time during lunch breaks to encourage walking.
Councillor Robin Franklin, Cabinet Spokesperson for Regeneration and Culture, who presented the award, expressed his admiration for the company’s dedication to employee health: “It was a pleasure to visit Hargreaves Head Office to present their Be Well @ Work Bronze Award. It is clearly a company that values and promotes the health of its employees. As part of the award, the company undertook a staff survey and focus groups. A key takeaway from these was how the staff support each other which helps to create a positive and friendly work environment. We congratulate them on achieving the award and wish them well in their pursuit of the silver award.”
Sean Hager, Managing Director of Hargreaves Industrial Services, highlighted the importance of these initiatives: “Health and Well-being at Hargreaves Industrial Services is crucial for fostering a productive and positive environment. Prioritising Health and Well-being not only benefits our employees but also enhances our overall performance. Recent initiatives in our workplace include training employees to be mental health first aiders, who can provide initial support to colleagues experiencing mental health challenges.”
