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Case Study: United Biscuits

As an employer of over 8,500 people, the health, safety and welfare of United Biscuits' (UB) employees is a top priority. For many years UB has run occupational health services at its sites and provided health screenings, medical consultations and health awareness campaigns.

At the end of 2008, UB launched its 'Building our Community' programme – part of which aims to improve the wellbeing of consumers as well as employees. The programme was further extended in 2009 with the launch of 'WellWise', UB's workplace wellbeing scheme.

WellWise provides a programme of activities and events to educate employees about healthy lifestyles; encourage them to be more active; help employees address health issues; and promote UB as a great place to work. UB employees can now have frequent mini MOT lifestyle checks; access sports equipment; and are offered other services on site including counselling, physiotherapy and chiropody.

UB employees have reacted positively to the scheme, which has resulted in reduced absence rates, a reduction in cases of work related stress, and a low employee turnover rate.

Bronze Award Winner of 2010 Community Partnership Awards: Workplace Category

More Information

• Community Partnership Awards
• Winners 2010 - Community Partnership Awards

FDF has published a booklet Community Partnership Awards 2010 (pdf, 2Mb) featuring a range of company case studies from Community Partnership Award winners.