Wellbeing Policy

Wellbeing Policy



Applies to: all TWG Team Members

Overview 

The leadership of The Warehouse Group (TWG) is committed to providing a working environment that respects and provides for the wellbeing of all Team Members. Wellbeing is an essential part of our health and safety obligations, and also serves to ensure that every TWG workplace is a great place to work, and that Team Members enjoy and thrive in their work. Wellbeing of our Team Members is of critical importance to TWG, and the principles in this Policy sit alongside the principles in the TWG Health and Safety Policy. 

Wellbeing Principles

We will apply the following principles when ensuring the wellbeing of all Team Members: 
  • Team Members will not work more than 6 consecutive days. 
  • Additional hours worked outside of standard hours, will only worked where those hours are reasonable for a Team Member’s wellbeing. The number of hours that a Team Member is expected to work in a week will be reasonable, and what is reasonable will be based upon each Team Member’s own circumstances. However, in general, it would be expected that a person would not work more than 10 hours per day. 
  • Team Members will be required to take their rest periods during the course of their working day. 
  • Team Members should make their manager(s) aware of any other work (paid or unpaid) that they undertake so that TWG can be aware of any risks to their wellbeing arising from fatigue. 
  • Team Members will be expected to draw to the attention of their manager(s) any health or other issues that TWG needs to be aware of in order to ensure their wellbeing. 
  • Team Members will be expected to draw to the attention of their manager(s) any situation where they are fatigued or that their wellbeing is of concern to them. 
  • Team Members should ensure that they get enough sleep, maintain a nutritious diet and stay hydrated during their working day. 
  • It is of particular importance that any Team Member who is employed to work on nightfill makes TWG aware of any other (paid or unpaid) work, and that they get enough sleep and maintain their nutrition and hydration.

We take our wellbeing responsibilities seriously:

Position

Responsibilities

Board of Directors

Through sound governance, the Board will monitor:

·       Adherence to the principles of wellbeing through good policy and strategy, ensuring that the wellbeing principles continue to meet TWG’s health and safety obligations.

·       This policy is formally reviewed to check that wellbeing is important at TWG.

Executive Team

Through sound leadership, the Executive team will monitor:

·       The everyday work environment supports the safety, security and wellbeing of our Team Members and customers.

·       Wellbeing principles, initiatives and activities are part of our way of working.

·       Gaps and opportunities for continuous improvement in wellbeing are seen to in an appropriate time frame and reported to the Board as necessary.

Senior Managers and Site Managers

 

Providing a work environment that safeguards wellbeing by:

·       Managers and Team Members understand the wellbeing principles.

·       Managers set rosters and shift patterns in order to provide adherence to the wellbeing principles, and in particular to ensure hours of work are reasonable, and to provide for rest periods to be taken.

·       Managers ensure that Team Members observe the wellbeing principles.

·       Managers will monitor Team Members as necessary to ensure that they are aware of any issues that may adversely affect wellbeing.

·       Any issues drawn to the attention of Managers are addressed quickly and appropriately, and escalated if necessary.

·       All reasonable and practicable steps are taken to safeguard wellbeing.

All Team Members

All Team Members undertake all work in a manner that ensures their wellbeing by:

·       Taking reasonable care for their own wellbeing, including ensuring that they get enough sleep, maintain a nutritious diet and stay hydrated during their working day.

·       Actively participating in wellbeing initiatives.

·       Taking their rest periods during the course of their working day.

·       Making their manager(s) aware of any other work (paid or unpaid) that they undertake so that TWG can be aware of any issues arising from fatigue. 

·       Drawing to the attention of their manager(s) any health or other issues that TWG needs to be aware of in order to ensure their wellbeing and the wellbeing of others.

·       Advise their manager(s) if there are any circumstances in which they are fatigued or that their wellbeing is of concern to them.

·       For night-fill Team Members in particular they should ensure that TWG is aware of any other (paid or unpaid) work, and that they get enough sleep and maintain their nutrition.

 


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