The Well Room has been providing monthly at-desk, clothed massage services to SGP’s call centre staff since 2004 and in the last five years, has given over 1000 neck, shoulder and hand massages. Now SGP have gone one step further and added on-site, confidential, one-to-one nutritional therapy services through the Well Room’s Nutritional Therapist Rita Carmichael. Since SGP invited the wellbeing specialists in, several potentially serious health issues have been identified and staff encouraged to visit their GP, avoiding lengthy time off with chronic ill health.

SGP’s HR Director Adrian Berwick believes encouraging staff to value their own health and wellbeing and take better care of themselves, is ultimately good for business. He says, “Regular massage and nutritional therapy sessions, combined with a focus on wellbeing generally, have led to a much calmer atmosphere and a reduction in casual absence. This is good news for our customers who are often experiencing stress in their own businesses when they call on us for help and need our team to be on top form”.

The Well Room’s nutrition and massage services have been greatly appreciated by staff, who previously considered their ailments just something they had to put up with, sometimes taking regular time off as a result. Sue Pike of The Well Room comments “SGP are ahead of the game in their positive attitude to staff wellbeing. Wellbeing services delivered at work help staff be less concerned about their health and more focused on enjoying their jobs, which has to be good news for employers too!”

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