Employer case studies
AstraZeneca
The pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca has a holistic approach to promoting employee health that combines organisational and individual interventions. One element is 'personal MOTs' in which staff take time to think how they are 'running' and whether their life, including the balance between life and work, needs 'tuning'.Another element is an innovative counselling scheme, Counselling and Life Management (CALM). This is a hybrid between an in-house and independent counselling service. Principal Medical Officer, Richard Heron, explains: "The advantage is that we can brief the counsellors on corporate issues that are likely to impact on staff. At the same time, we can receive anonymous and aggregated feedback on pressure points which we can then address."
AstraZeneca has also provided sponsorship to the local Citizens Advice Bureau so that staff can access a range of practical advice and support.
