The Printing Charity has launched the Wellbeing Community, free, tailored support to help those responsible for workplace wellbeing within sector businesses further support their teams.

Everyone who plays a part in workplace wellbeing in their business, in any way – for example, through an HR role, as a mental health first aider, a people manager, a business owner or as a member of a wellbeing team – can sign up to tap into the Community’s free, off-the-shelf resources, guidance and content.

April is Stress Awareness Month. This year’s theme is #BeTheChange, which concentrates on taking action for a positive impact. In launching the Wellbeing Community, the Printing Charity plans to help businesses create that positive impact for their staff. Wellbeing Community members have access to in-person support from Printing Charity relationship managers, available for on-site visits and roadshows as needed; and guidance, information and materials, including expert-led workplace wellbeing webinars and presentations, and topic toolkits to help with specific issues, all ready to be shared throughout their businesses.

“We know that supporting workplace wellbeing effectively really matters to businesses in our sectors,” explains Printing Charity CEO Neil Lovell. “We hear this time and again from people we work with, and findings from the sector-wide research we ran last summer reinforced it: more than seven in ten have a strong sense of workplace belonging and inclusion. But we also know from the same conversations that for people leading businesses in our sectors it can feel daunting and challenging to know how to develop a workplace wellbeing programme, particularly against the backdrop of so many competing demands for their time. The Wellbeing Community is a route through which the Printing Charity can help wellbeing champions in businesses #BeTheChange by accessing workplace wellbeing support entirely free of charge, offering straightforward and tailored resources for businesses of all sizes.”

Making workplace wellbeing a priority is not only the right thing to do for people; it’s proven to have a positive impact on businesses’ bottom lines, too. A large-scale study from academic partners including the London School of Economics found that a ‘meaningful increase’ in employee wellbeing yields, on average, a productivity increase of around 10%.

To learn more about the Wellbeing Community, e-mail community@theprintingcharity.org.uk or visit the Printing Charity’s website.