The winners of the FDI National Workplace Wellbeing Awards 2107 were announced last Friday evening. The awards recognise Irish organisations that support and promote best practice in workplace wellbeing.
The FDI National Workplace Wellbeing Awards are sponsored by Mercer are part of the National Workplace Wellbeing Day programme, an initiative of Food Drink Ireland that is supported by Ibec.
Irish Life Assurance was named Ireland’s best large employer while Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals took the honours in the medium size category. The award for best small company went to MCI (formerly Ovation Group), a Dublin destination management company.
The awards were among a host of activities taking place across the country to mark Ireland’s third National Workplace Wellbeing Day.
Hundreds of employers from the public and private sectors supported National Workplace Wellbeing Day which aims to improve employee health by promoting better nutrition and exercise in the workplace. They organised activities including health checks, exercise and fitness classes, nutrition talks and cookery demonstrations.
The judges for the awards included John Treacy (CEO, Irish Sports Council), Mary Connaughton (Director, CIPD Ireland) and Alan Quinlan (Principal - Mercer Health and Wellness). They commended the winners for their fresh and holistic approach to wellbeing and their seamless integration of it into the workplace.
Speaking at the award ceremony in Dublin, Manager at FDI Health Strategy, Dermot Doherty said, "Today, more employees have access to health and wellbeing initiatives within the workplace than ever before. We hope that these award winning companies will inspire an even greater number of employers to do more in this area by adopting a collaborative approach to employee wellbeing."
He added, "Our recent study showed that only a quarter of Ireland’s workforce takes the recommended level of exercise and that most employees believe that a healthier diet and more exercise in the workplace are likely to provide greater energy and wellbeing. This in return, raises team moral, the overall culture of organisations and leads to higher productivity.”
Source: www.businessworld.ie
