What are Wellness Action Plans?
Wellness Action Plans are a personal, flexible, and practical tool for anyone to use. A Wellness Action Plan allows people to consider and identify what keeps them well at work, what can cause them not to feel their best, and the ways this can be addressed. These also allow space for our colleague’s needs to be highlighted; including communication styles, triggers for stress, and enabling a support network when things start to dip.
It’s also a great way for Managers to check in with their teams if they work remotely, as Wellness Action Plans can support hybrid, lone working, and shift workers. They can also be used to support the return-to-work process for employees who have been away from work due to ill health. The document provides a conversation structure and a safe place to discuss support and reasonable adjustments that may be required.
It’s important to note that a Wellness Action Plan is not a legal document, but an agreement between and employee and their manager and it is written and owned by the employee. This is a collaborative process that fosters an environment of trust.
