Wellbeing at Thomson ReutersLiz Greenhill

Wellbeing Programme Manager

• We’re techies

• Software house - trading systems for top tier international banks

• Satellite office part of a Global organisation

• Approx 150 employees

• 85% male dominated environment

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

COMPANY BENEFITS – A GOOD START

• Secure bike storage

• Cycle to work scheme

• Shower facilities

• Back up Elderly & Child Care

• Ergonomic Assessments

• Flu jabs

• Subsidised gym membership

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Started with on-site fitness classes 5 years ago, realised my passion for Wellbeing and wanted to do more..

• Business case to management team

• Formed a team of volunteers – we all have day jobs

• Followed gut feel as to what employees would benefit from

WELLBEING – THE EARLY YEARS

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WELLBEING INTERVENTIONS

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Regular Activities

• Fitness classes & Pilates on site at lunchtime

• Lunchtime run club

• Masseurs on site quarterly

• Dr Bike – on site maintenance

• Subsidised fruit

Sample of Targeted Events

•Wellbeing Week – various activities

•Life Clubs workshop

•Developing Resilience to Pressure Week

•Health awareness – male cancers presentation

•Time management workshop

•Financial Advice day

Focus on the right things

Better target our

audienceMeasure our success

GETTING IT RIGHT

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Wellbeing Survey & Health Checks

Key Findings

•Only 28% performing recommended amount of daily activity.

•Only 17 % having 5 a day.

•30% drinking above recommended limit.

•Survey did show we had a happy workforce!

•First round Health Checks recommended attention to healthy eating and weight

management, due to the high %age of people with high cholesterol readings, waist

circumference and BMI measurements.

Stay Active

Big Wheel Physical Activity Challenge

GCC Physical Activity Challenge

Healthy You

Health Checks

Ovarian Cancer presentation

Nutritional Sign posting

Healthy Recipe Swap

Stoptober

Nutrition Week planned out for 2014

Manage stress

Introduced a Yoga class

More Info available through leaflet hub &

revamped intranet

Alcohol awareness workshop planned for

2014

Mental Health week planned for 2014

2013 WELLBEING FOCUS POINTS

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•Big Wheel Chal lenge – we WON in our category

•First round Health Checks – great take up

•Male cancer presentation – ful l house

•Subsidised fruit – popular

•We’ve been going for 5 years!

•Partnerships are KEY!

•Reaching out to a male dominated audience

•Wellbeing on a limited budget

•Time

•Getting content right for the audience

•Measuring Success

SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES

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Stay Active

•GCC physical activity challenge

•Big Wheel Physical activity challenge

•Weekly on site fitness classes x2

•Weekly On-site Pilates class

•Dr Bike

•On site - Strength exercises using Resistance Bands

•Lunch time guided walks

•Lunchtime run club

•Weekly after work football

•Weekly after work badminton

•Inter office Physical activity challenge

•Pilates exercises to do at your desk

•Benefits of Physical activity presentation

•Cycle maintenance course

•Cycling tuition course

•Ergonomic sessions and 1:1s

Healthy You

•Health Checks

•Wellbeing needs survey

•Male cancer presentation

•Ovarian cancer presentation

•Subsidised fruit

•Annual Wellbeing Week

•Wellbeing and lifestyle workshop

•Wellbeing Leaflet Hub

•Relationships formed with external Wellbeing organisations

•Stoptober

•Nutrition sign posting

•Healthy recipe exchange

•Monthly newsletter articles

•Support other offices and businesses with their Wellbeing

activities and start up

•Introduced a Wellbeing Intranet (Hub)

•Member of Platform Group

Manage stress

•Mental Health Week

•Stress management workshop

•Weekly On-site Yoga class

•On site masseurs

•Alcohol awareness

•Time management workshop

•Back up care presentation

•Financial Advice Day

•Mindfulness & Meditation workshop

•Sleep presentation

•Employee assistance programme presentation

•Boxercise for stress busting

•Life Clubs workshop

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

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FOLLOW UP

See me during lunch for any questions or follow ups.

Alternatively

email: liz.greenhill@thomsonreuters.com

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