The Bank of England signed up for Wellbeing in the Workplace so that staff could complete the mental health training in and around their work schedules.
“At the Bank of England we acknowledge that wellbeing is difficult to define, or articulate, and that it can mean many different things to different people. However, to support our holistic approach to wellbeing, we have defined it as four different strands; Physical, Psychological, Financial and Social.
"Our approach to wellbeing not just being about your life within your workplace, and an understanding of the great number of aspects that contribute to how healthy, happy and comfortable we are, has been an important foundation for supporting colleagues through a turbulent time.
“The flexibility of Wellbeing in the Workplace means that it has been a tool that can fit around the many demands our colleagues have had pulling on them during the pandemic”
Anastasia Vinnikova, Wellbeing Lead, Bank of England
"We use Wellbeing in the Workplace in a number of ways. Firstly, colleagues can access it to support their own learning, regardless of their role within the organisation. The flexibility of Wellbeing in the Workplace means that it has been a tool that can fit around the many demands our colleagues have had pulling on them during the pandemic – whether that relates to work, caring or parental responsibilities, self-care, and others.
"In addition, Wellbeing in the Workplace has been a tool for us to upskill those within the Bank who interact with colleagues who might be struggling, such as our Peer Support volunteers. As they do their supporting role on top of busy day jobs, they benefit from the flexibility of the modular style of training, and the ability to revisit it when they need.
“Wellbeing in the Workplace provides skills in empathy, understanding and active listening, which are more important now than ever”
Anastasia Vinnikova, Wellbeing Lead, Bank of England
"Wellbeing in the Workplace has been received positively by colleagues who have undertaken it, and it provides skills around empathy, understanding and active listening which are important now more than ever. The tool, the broader wealth of information and guidance provided by Samaritans, and the 24/7 support they can provide to individuals are all incredibly useful at a challenging time and are highly valued by Bank colleagues and beyond.”