research in wellbeing

Question 1

Work and Health unit

Answer 1

group of service from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and researchers from the University of Warwick and RAND Europe

Question 2

role of work and health unit

Answer 2

establish whether SMEs improved their health and wellbeing offer and achieved higher employee awareness and participation in the offer in response to a monetary wellbeing incentive

Question 3

2 effects of organisational-level monetary on employees awareness of the health and wellbeing ?

Answer 3

Whether offering monetary incentives as part of a health and wellbeing programme results in improving employees thoughts towards employers positive action

Question 4

wellbeing incentive

Answer 4

-study was monetary -intentive paid to organisations in the trial

Question 5

what was the wellbeing incentive used ?

Answer 5

stimulate SMEs to improve their health and wellbeing offer to employees and promote the health and wellbeing of their workforce

Question 6

hight intensive group

Answer 6

eligible to receive up to £200 per employee (100% of the incentive).

Question 7

low intensive group

Answer 7

eligible to receive up to £100 per employee (50% of the incentive).

Question 8

What is thrive at work?

Answer 8

programme aimed to create healthier, happier and more productive workforce

Question 9

Thrive at work commitment

Answer 9

document employers sign, which states clearly their commitment to improve the health and wellbeing of employees

Question 10

Thrive at work toolkit

Answer 10

Provides employers with a range of resources to support them to put their ‘Thrive at Work’ commitment into action.

Question 11

what does the tool kit include ?

Answer 11

-training resources for people in workplaces that actively promote employee health and wellbeing

Question 12

Thrive at work- bronze

Answer 12

Employees receive accurate and appropriate information, enabling them to make healthier choices

Question 13

thrive at work -silver

Answer 13

Workplaces demonstrate that they understand the health and wellbeing needs of employees. Employers can show that they are taking direct action to prevent ill health of employees

Question 14

Thrive at work

Answer 14

Workplaces have expert knowledge of the needs of the employees. A workplace can demonstrate that it is developing strategies to monitor and sustain interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of employees