The Healthy Workplaces Service, which supports South Australian workplaces create an environment that supports staff health and wellbeing has gained momentum, with 100 workplaces already signed up.
The Healthy Workplaces Service, which supports South Australian workplaces create an environment that supports staff health and wellbeing has gained momentum, with 100 workplaces already signed up.
Launched in October 2022, the Healthy Workplaces Service is a joint initiative of Wellbeing SA, ReturnToWork SA, SafeWork SA, the Department for Industry, Innovation and Science, and the Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment.
The service is based on the principle that ‘prevention is better than a cure’ and aims to help workplaces to continue to take proactive steps to embed a culture of care because. supporting the health and wellbeing of people at work can help everyone live healthier lives.
Pop-up Health, the first workplace to use the Healthy Workplaces Service, is committed to an integrated approach in prioritising their staff’s health and wellbeing as a core part of their business strategy.
“Pop-Up Health’s genuine care for staff health and wellbeing meant the partnership with the Healthy Workplaces Service was a perfect fit to support our wellbeing practices. The Healthy Workplaces Service has provided strong guidance for Pop-Up Health by helping us understand where to focus our Healthy Workplace pledge and assist in the development of our recent staff wellbeing survey.
Our collaboration with Healthy Workplaces Service has certainly enhanced our understanding of staff wellbeing, further building on Pop-Up Health’s foundation of being an environment and culture where people want to come and work.”
The Healthy Workplaces Service provides businesses and organisations of all sizes with free, practical information and support to create a healthy, safe and thriving workplace.
Register your workplace to access evidence informed advice, tools and resources to help you navigate your workplace health and wellbeing journey.