Stock photo of Dairy Crest employees raising money for the British Heath Foundation.
Dairy Crest has won the ‘Treating People Fairly’ award, part of the annual ‘Waitrose Way Awards’, open to all companies who supply Waitrose.
The accolade recognises the work Dairy Crest is doing to improve the health and well-being of its staff through a range of special health services, including free cholesterol, BMI and blood pressure checks.
“I was impressed by the level of investment that Dairy Crest has made,”| said independent judge Neil Everett (from Carnstone Partners). “Their approach to well-being is holistic, covering not only diagnosis and treatment of existing conditions but also encouraging staff to lead healthier lives.”
“The Treating People Fairly award recognises the effort and hard work put in throughout Dairy Crest to further improve our levels of staff well-being,” said Dairy Crest chief executive Mark Allen. “This isn’t just a box ticking ‘exercise’ for us. I want a healthy, engaged and therefore dynamic workforce and the priority for me and my senior team is to make sure every staff member goes home well at the end of the working day.”
In June, the company announced it is extending the programme to improve health and safety for its farmers. The Farm Health & Safety Programme was launched at the Royal Cornwall Show with support from the UK farming minister George Eustice MP. Farmers were encouraged to visit the stand and have a free health check.
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