British Rema initiative prioritises employees’ wellbeing

For small businesses, the everyday can often limit time thinking about how to support employees better. To be fair, it’s totally understandable. It can be challenging to consider staff welfare whilst running a productive business; often with a small, lean team focused on the business goals.

British Rema, however, has turned that thinking on its head by recognising that wellbeing support for the team can actually enhance business performance and engender loyalty and productivity.

The company recently introduced an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide confidential access 24/7 to mental health support for all employees and is training four employees to become Mental Health First Aiders to provide in-house monitoring and support for everyone.

The idea was first raised during a Management led business risk review, recognising the stresses of everyday life and the difficulty in balancing work, home, family and other life responsibilities and challenges. It’s well documented that men, in particular, find it difficult to ask for help – or even acknowledge they are struggling. Tony Goodwin, Managing Director, supported the idea from day one;

“British Rema has long invested in its people and this has traditionally revolved around personal development. We recognise, however, that well-being and mental health support can often be just as important so we have now communicated our EAP to all our staff and we are actively encouraging them all to access the support on offer if required. We have had great feedback from the team about the initiative and working for a company that cares about their wellbeing.”

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