Comcare and the Australian Public Service Commission have collaborated on Working Together: Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work (Comcare and APSC, 2013), a guide to building a culture of holistic health across government-sector workplaces — including this one:
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This approach puts added emphasis on mental health issues and overall wellbeing. It aims to encourage resilience in all staff members, communication between managers and their teams, and bring mental and emotional issues into open discussion.
Healthy workplaces deliver greater productivity, improve workforce participation and increase social inclusion. It’s important to get this right because the consequences of ill health on individuals, their families, communities and the economy are profound.
Whatever your health and wellbeing objectives, HSG has experience working with a wide variety of government institutions and can help you get started on a program to transform your workplace. We can match any fixed budget, navigating you from concept and design to execution and analysis. Contact us today to get started.
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