• Mental Wellbeing should be an essential focus.

We believe that our commitment to support companies & their employees will not only make a significant difference in the way that these said companies manages their businesses throughout this current economic crisis, but will also make a fundamental, permanent and sustainable changes to their work and social practices, by offering an enhanced training, as well as personal and lifestyle development portfolios to its employees. 

In today’s current climate (amidst the wave of government cuts, increased government taxes, reduced bank lending and increased operating cost), we believe that companies are in grave danger of being effected, not by their changing commitment to deliver the best possible service, but by the effect of cuts on its ‘already under pressure’ workforce. 

The need for employees to produce a greater level of efficiency, in a climate of industry cut back & increased work related’ pressures, whilst maintaining a happy balanced family environment, experiencing reduced financial/ physical family support services, increased stealth taxation/ cost of living expenses, and an erosion of social & community networking, appears to be nigh on impossible. This has inevitably created a catalyst of ‘industry damaging’ problems such as low staff morale, work related illnesses and sever reductions in company profitability. 

The UK Health and Safety Executive has stated that 'Work-related' illness such as stress, depression and anxiety are the leading causes of working days lost, with an estimated 12.5 million days a year lost in 2003/4.' . It was also incorrectly concluded that these 'work related' illnesses are called such due to the fact that they are all created solely in the work place.  

But the correct conclusion is that the place of work is often just the environment where it is commonly observed by a third party such as an employer or work colleague. In essence, it is often 'overlapping' home related problems that have become the major contributor to work related illness & performance. 

Reducing and managing absenteeism, staff efficiency, staff morale & overall mental wellbeing is a mammoth task within any industry. It is seen as one of the best investments an employer can make, whilst simultaneously being one that is often a low priority despite profitability benefits and the possible risks & effects on health & safety, attendance and relationships with colleagues. 

Mental Wellbeing should be an essential focus, in which the individual is able to develop their full potential, work productively, creatively build strong & positive relationships with their others, and contribute to their own and their organisations growth.  It is enhanced when an individual is able to fulfil their personal and social goals, whilst simultaneously achieving a sense of purpose in society.  

It is therefore vital that the Wellbeing of the workforce is managed in such a way that business, personal and social goals are given a more balanced weighting.   IOW’s Wellbeing Programs are a major way of empowering, motivating and engendering loyalty and a sense of purpose amongst employees. 

We know a ‘one size fits all’ approach doesn’t work. That is why we have developed a range of affordable programs designed to tackle a simultaneous development of an employees work & home life. 

WELLMAX Corporate Employee Program (CEP) 

The relationship between work related illness / performance and the bottom profit line is clear - lower rates of absenteeism, and see a greater level productivity, staff retention and lower health costs.  

We at WELLMAX believe that the keys to ‘Wellbeing in the workplace’, is a simultaneous management of a ‘work life’ balance. 

Our WELLMAX Corporate Employee Program (CEP) can help companies manage their employees personal and work related issues 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whatever the issue, whether it be financial, family related, health or work-related, WELLMAX expert counsellors will offer their confidential and expert guidance. This can help to increase efficiency and commitment, reduce costs to business due to stress, absence and improve overall business performance. 

Our CEP also benefits corporate managers and supervisory staff through access to coaching and assistance in the areas of employee relations and other management concerns. We'll work with corporate client and their employees to develop a healthy organisation, a healthy work culture and a healthy workforce. By working proactively with organisations to provide support to their workforce, WELLMAX preventive and integrated approach to the emotional welfare of our client's employees is designed to maximize productivity. 

As every business has different requirements, elements of our CEP can simply be combined to create a bespoke programme, providing the precise type and level of employee assistance needed.  

Rehabilitation back into the work place is a critical process of developing sustainable wellbeing. Once employees have returned to work, managers can refer 

them for additional support or coaching to help them continue to work with the absence of the underlining issues that first created the work related illness.