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Hamilton Utilities Corporation encourages, supports,
and offers health-related programs that will assist employees in achieving
ownership for their physical, mental, and emotional well-being, resulting
in improving the overall health and well-being for all employees of Hamilton
Utilities Corporation employees.
The development of a healthy workplace environment
will convey corporate values and support for employee health.
Development of a partnership between Hamilton Utilities
Corporation and its employees that will improve the health and well being
of all staff.
A healthy workplace leads to improved satisfaction
and morale, which contribute to a more effective organization.
The objective of this program is to:
- Improve understanding of workplace issues that
impact the health and well-being of Hamilton Utilities Corporation staff.
- Provide a work environment that will support employee
health and well-being.
- Build the knowledge, skill and ability of staff
to take control over their well-being by helping individuals become
actively involved in improving their personal health.
Hamilton Utilities Corporation recognizes that the
ability of an organization to achieve its objectives is dependent upon
the well-being of all employees.
Hamilton Utilities Corporation acknowledges that the key
elements of a healthy workplace include the physical environment, health
practices, social environment and personal resources. It is also recognized
that these broad-based factors are interdependent and must be considered
as parts of a holistic approach to a healthy workplace and employee well-being.
Hamilton Utilities Corporation will provide a healthy workplace
by:
- Providing the funding and support for a healthy workplace
to the;
- Human Resources Department
- Health and Safety Department
- Wellness Team
- Providing a healthy and safe physical work environment;
- Facilitating employees’ own efforts to make improvements
in their health practices;
- Providing a social environment supportive of employee
well-being;
- Developing the personal resources (knowledge, skill
and ability) of employees to help them cope & deal with the social
and work aspects of their lives;
- Reducing or eliminating unnecessary stress caused by
the work environment;
- Enhancing employees’ sense of influence over their
work and their lives.
A healthy workplace requires company wide participation.
Employee participation can include developing, implementing and reviewing
health actions and policies, involvement in planning lifestyle health
promotion programs at work, identifying problems, devising solutions and
then implementing and evaluating these solutions. Employees are encouraged
to participate in any or all programs that are made available to them.
The Wellness Team consists of a group of volunteers
who are interested in and committed to enhancing the health and well-being
of employees. Membership is drawn from management, Human Resources, and
from other departments.
The Wellness Team will:
- Assess employee needs;
- Provide information that employees can use to decide
on participation in health promotion programming;
- Develop and implement health initiatives to address
the needs of our staff;
- Encourage and actively seek input from employees and
managers;
- Familiarize employees with the idea that there are several
inter-connected avenues to achieve health and wellness and that Hamilton
Utilities Corporation will undertake activities in many of these areas
in order to enhance employee well-being.
- Keep employees up-to-date on Healthy Workplace
activities and programs.
- Support and encourage employee involvement in the Wellness
Program (i.e. create a healthy work environment, Wellness teams, etc.).
- Employee involvement should be considered part of professional
development.
- Offer training and coaching to employees who want to
become involved in the program for developmental reasons.
- Contribute ideas, opinions and expertise to the work
of the Wellness Committee.
- Participate in the programs, activities and resources
provided through the Wellness Program.
- Provide healthy food options for meetings, training
and other events.
- Make sure that vending machines and other services that
bring food and beverages into Hamilton Utilities Corporation provide healthy food and beverage
options.
- Review and revise human resources policies that
impact employee health to ensure that they support and are consistent
with Hamilton Utilities Corporation’s Healthy Workplace Policy
- In consultation with the wellness committee and management
develop human resource policies that will provide an environment which
supports employee well-being.
- The healthy workplace program will be evaluated through
use of data and trends indicating outcomes.
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