UK: Hospitality charity Hospitality Action has unveiled its latest Step-by-Step guide focusing on wellbeing of hospitality workers across the industry.
Activating Wellbeing in Hospitality was created in partnership with the charity’s annual fundraising initiative, Walk for Wellbeing.
The guide – the third in the series – highlights the importance of tackling the wellbeing challenges faced by hospitality workers and has been designed to help businesses and individuals across the industry take practical steps to support employee mental health and wellbeing.
Hospitality Action’s latest Taking the Temperature survey found that while 78 per cent of employees feel more comfortable talking about mental health than they did five years ago, issues such as understaffing, excessive workloads and poor life balance continue to have a negative impact across the industry.
The guide points to effective solutions such as Hospitality Action’s Employee Assistance Programme, which offers 24/7 confidential support, financial guidance and counselling services to anyone working in the sector.
It also encourages employers to put movement and connection at the heart of workplace wellbeing. The idea is that team walks and informal gatherings strengthen relationships and promote balance and openness. The guide aims to show how small, practical steps can make a big difference.
Mark Lewis, chief executive at Hospitality Action, said: “Hospitality is one of the UK’s most exciting and rewarding industries, but it’s also very demanding. Our new Step-by-Step Guide is designed to move the conversation on from awareness to action. It offers practical, achievable ideas that can help leaders and teams improve their physical health, strengthen connections and create a workplace culture where wellbeing is a priority.”
This year marks exciting growth as Cornwall, Edinburgh, Newcastle, and York join as first-time city hosts, alongside returning cities across the UK.
In total, twelve 20km hosted walks will take place in October, beginning in York on October 12th, followed by Bath, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Cornwall, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Manchester on October 19th, and finishing in Newcastle on October 20th.
For those unable to attend a hosted walk, the ‘Walk It Your Way’ option runs from World Mental Health Day on October 10th up to October 26th, allowing participants to take part anytime, anywhere.
The Step-by-Step Guide is available to download. To register for Walk for Wellbeing, click here