Project: Employee Wellbeing Strategies in Tesco and Walmart

This project delves into the critical role of employee wellbeing in organizational success, examining its definition, scope, nature, and limitations within a general business context. The project highlights the significance of employee wellbeing, emphasizing its impact on productivity, employee moral...Read More

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................2
MAIN BODY..............................................................................................................................................2
Definition of employee well being, its scope, nature and limits in general practice................................2
First example of an organization attempts at employee well being initiative...........................................5
Second example of an organization attempts at employee well being initiative......................................7
CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCE................................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Employee health and wellbeing is one of most important kind of weapon for successful
organization. Well being of employees related with the all aspects of the working life, from the
quality and safety of physical environment, working of atmosphere and many more (Avgoustaki
and Frankort, 2019). The major aim of measure of employee well being is safe working
conditions, satisfied and engaged workforce. It is one of key factor of organisational long term
effectiveness in achieving desirable outcomes. Respective report is based on the Tesco which is a
British multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer, headquarter is in England, UK.
The another organization is Walmart which is an American multinational retailer operates chain
of hyper markets, discount department stores and many more. Respective report is based on the
significance of employee well being and its purpose, scope and limitations for an organization
that needed to be evaluated. Further it includes the example of two organization that attempts the
practice of employee well being in potential manner.
MAIN BODY
Definition of employee well being, its scope, nature and limits in general practice.
Definition of employee wellbeing, Employee well being is very much important factor that
helps in gaining potential outcomes from employees and in gaining competitive advantage in
market (Bakker and et.al., 2019). In these days people are very much aware about respective
concept as it reduce direct health care cost, build and sustain high employee morale, bring
effective kind of recruitment and retention and improve level of productivity.
As per the chartered institute of personnel and development (CIPD) which is an Europe’s largest
professional institute of manpower management and development defines Employee well being
as: Building environment to promote the set of satisfaction or contentment enables to flourish
and contributes in themselves as well as organisational development (Employee Well-Being In
The Workplace, 2020).
Employee well being define as not just the people’s medical health but the part of
employee’s overall well being included advancement, managerial and physical workplace as well

as employees’ physical and psychological health. In that regards it is very much potential for an
organization to put one of their best efforts in giving most suitable working environment by
taking care of their needs. Enterprises are gradually recognizing the potentiality for taking care
of their workers in serious manner (Jaiswal and Dyaram, 2019). The multinational organisations
pursue respective activities due to they appreciate their important resources and their work that is
human resource. They by focusing on their development by providing training and development,
career growth, protection and other benefits helps in gaining potential outcomes from their side.
With other organization pursue respective activities due to they encounter lots of problems from
lack of commitment to needs of their workers. Ignorance of employees safety creates no. of
issues such as stress, bullying, harassment and mental health disorders. In that regards it is very
much potential to pay attention on the developing leadership, effective kind of communication
and rely on learning with development that is essential for anyone to make a place more decent
and satisfying one.
Scope of employee well being, Employee well being is very much important aspect in today’s
business environment to remain competitive in the marketplace (Johari and et.al., 2019). In the
survey find that more no. of employees felt appreciated at the workplace and other aspects of
their life such as health and relationship. Here are the scope of well being of employees:
Well being are engaged personnel, Employees well being is very much significant that people
who have emotional and physical health found more committed towards their job. it should be
possible by giving support and appreciation by their employers motivated to give one of their
best efforts will be rewarded. People who are healthy physically and emotionally can be able to
equipped by handle the stress regarding client demand and deadlines.
Healthy employees miss less time, While employees are struggling with the emotional or
physical level of stress they not be able to give one of their best efforts. Even they are in office
premises, they not probably at their most productive levels that proved hazardous for
organization in gaining effective kinds of outcomes. In context of Tesco they plan the training
and development for their employees so that they can give one of their best efforts.
Nature of employee well being, The nature of employee well being the positive outcomes and
reduce level of stress by increasing creativity, focus. It has been research that humans required to

connected oneself with the nature as it bring creativity and positive vibes in order to gain
desirable outcomes. Organisational environment has huge impact on mood as just being able to
see nature in order to gain the desirable outcomes (Kim and et.al., 2019). Attention restoration
theory states that while people looking at the nature their brain started to shift from differ mode
of processing that proved beneficial for organization in gaining desirable outcomes. In that it is
very much potential for an organization to analyze employees needs and demand by using
various kinds of theories and practices to treat people in positive manner.
Physical process or activities that shows employee wellbeing, In an organization to motivate
and encourage employees in regards of their work needed various kinds of physical process or
activities which shows employee well being are as follows:
Walking meetings, In an organization each individual required flexibility in their life by
incorporating the walking meetings at the workplace (Krekel, Ward and De Neve, 2019).
Respective kind of meeting provides wellness program to make sure that every one gets up and
doing their work through out the whole day. Respective activity might help in stimulate their
creativity and motivation level positively.
Flexible working practices, respective practices are the programs in which employees are given
greater flexibility in scheduling their works and obligations related their role and position. The
most common place is flexi time that provides workers greater kind of relaxation that not only
enhance their level of motivation but also bring loyalty in their mind potentially. It is very much
important for an organization to plan in better manner about employee well being as it works as a
foundation stone of their success. The other kinds of flexible working arrangement involved
telecommunicating, job sharing and compressed kinds of work weeks so that potential outcomes
should be achieved.
Limitations, In an organization there are some sort of limitations that might be to employer
interference in individual employee lifestyles. It is important to use some sort of practices that
enables in gaining potential outcomes that are as follows:
Human right act, In the UK marketplace, human rights are protected by the Human rights act,
1998. Respective act provides effect to the human rights set out in the European convention on
human rights. Respective practice plays very much important role in protecting the self interest

of people so that they can contribute one of their best efforts in organisational development and
enhancement potentially. It denotes rights of people in regards of their life to live prosperously,
right to respect own private and family life so that they remain optimistic towards the life.
Further it includes right of personal liberty, right of fair trial and right freedom of religion and
belief (Kuriakose and et.al., 2019). It also cover other rights such as right to education, freedom
of expression, non discrimination and protection of property. So it is very much potential for an
organization to adopt respective kind of legislation that protects the right of their employees
potentially.
ACAS code of practice, ACAS code of practice is one of most important kind of disciplinary
and grievance procedures provides the practical guidance in handling the concerns appear at the
workplace (Marescaux, De Winne and Forrier, 2019). If organization found failure to follow the
code does not make an individual liable for any kind of proceeding. With help of employment
tribunal it should be make it possible while facing the grievances of employees. It is very much
potential for an organization to adopt respective kind of code of practice that helps to build
loyalty in mind of employees that at last enables in gaining potential kind of outcomes. It build
the tribunal that helps to solve out employees concerns that is very essential in dynamic business
environment.
Duty of care, Duty of care is the legal obligation that imposed by the individual required
reasonable care adherence while perform any kind of act or activities as no one can harm their
self interest in gaining potential outcomes. In an organization it is accountability of management
to provide protection to their employees and build trust in their heart so that they can potentially
can contribute one of their best efforts in organisational development and enhancement.
Organization who gain success in developing the duty of care in regards of their employees can
be able to build distinctive image in marketplace.
First example of an organization attempts at employee well being initiative.
To remain competitive in the business environment it is very much potential for
organisations to involved oneself in employee well being activities as without it they not able to
gain desirable outcomes. In context of Tesco they spend their most of their waking hours at
work or travelling to as the health and wellness should be their paramount subject matter.
Multinational organisations majorly concerned with caring such as Tesco which is third largest

retailer in whole world take well being of their employees very seriously. By providing healthy
choices in front of their employees regarding their lives at work and at home with help of family
friendly policies to manage their life. The health and wellbeing of their 300,000 personnel is very
significant stated by Judith Nelson the Ireland personnel director of Tesco (Ogbonnaya and
Messersmith, 2019). By providing wide range of programs from the swap shifts to attend their
child’s nativity or occupying the brake helps in gaining desirable outcomes. If in their
organization colleague required to stay away from work due to health issues or any other reason
they provides policies including the Bespoke support plan that helps them to come back to work
potentially (A healthy workforce: the employers taking staff wellbeing seriously, 2020). In their
health and wellness programs covers from the free relate counseling for the colleagues and their
family members provided by organisational own occupational health team and other money
advice services. they also provides the vouchers for Tesco diets membership, testing of eyes and
children’s summer activities that not only helpful in taking care of employees but their family
member too. They crafted website that completely dedicated for them that is ourtesco.com in
which there is a section can able to find out various things such as how to get rid from smoking,
with options of setting up a quit club with colleague and many more (TESCO PLC, 2020).
Tesco is very much responsible for well being of their employees as they work with expert
partners such as Nuffield health that helps to offer their colleague range of support services in
order to improve their nutrition, healthy body and mind. They provide healthy deals and
discounts, free blood pressure checkups and type two kind of risk assessment to keep them
positive in regards of their health. During their regular health months they offer their employees
in UK, Ireland and in European market free fruits to help in their 5a days. So far they give out
the 6 million fruits in the UK market and provides 7 day free gym passes to keep healthy
challenges. Mental well being plays very much important role just as physical wellbeing. With
their supporters which aimed to stigma related with mental health by using the Mindapples e
learning over 20,000 times since it launched in market and 1000 UK colleagues take part in their
mental health awareness work to remain healthy potentially (Ogbonnaya, Gahan and Eib, 2019).
By collaborating with the healthy charity partners such as British heart foundation, cancer
research and Diabetes UK to create the UK’s leading workplace team programme that proved
beneficial for more than 300,000 employees.

Well being against Corona virus, To overcome from the adverse impact of Corona virus that
spread throughout the whole world, Tesco in protection of their employees and other people
introduced the distancing measures in their stores (Ponting, 2020). They invite consumers that
can pay checkout by card that make transactions in swifter manner and helps in reducing cash
handling. They by adopting strict hygiene routines in their stores at regular basis to keep every
thing sanitize and virus free.
In that regards it has been evaluated that for an organization their employees plays very
much important role and it is accountability of management to provide one of best benefits to
them so that they can give one of their best efforts.
Second example of an organization attempts at employee well being initiative.
The another organization is Walmart which is an American multinational retail
organizational and pay huge attention on the employee well being.
Walmart is constantly committed towards helping their associates, their family members and
communities in order to improve overall well being with help of wellness programs(Sonnentag
and Schiffner, 2019). By partnering with the Sharecare they able to improve the additional tools
to inspire their wellness journey and help their programs continuously to grow and for forcing
change within the communities potentially. Over the past four years they are committed for
thousands of associated to transform the lives by taking active participation in the ZP challenge
that is a series of 21 days which encourage and rewards the associates and their family members
to improve their overall wellbeing by making better kind of choices on daily basis in various
categories such as fitness, family, food and money. By focusing on their success of initiatives
they can be able to offer personalized experiences by setting measurable standards so that they
can serve consumers in one of most potential manner. by investing in employee care activities
such as providing free food, child care and their health services able to build distinctive image in
the market place. In regards of physical well being they includes the employee medical and
health insurance by providing vaccination programs, cancer screening and other kinds of health
measures (Su and Swanson, 2019). By providing the on site sports and gym facilities with
nutrition information proved very beneficial to keep oneself healthy and fit to give one of their
best efforts in organisational development and enhancement. Walmart employees more than the
1.3 million associates at the whole world, to remain competitive it is very much potential to

focus on employees skills and competency level. On the daily basis they employ the design
thinking, applied change in behavior and consumers insights. In the traditional approach of well
being of employees consisted on physical health but due to change in behavior need to look out
the whole person and their needs. It has been observed that people face the financial crisis that
hinders people’s ability to thrive in their life. In that regards organization collect data and
information regarding expenditures and way they can plan in better manner (The Talent War:
Walmart And Amazon Compete For A Better Workplace, 2020). For that they work hard towards
developing a system that provides people more stability and helps in overcoming from
challenges that experience by them on daily basis. They majorly focus on the financial health as
psychologically, financial stress resulting heavy cognitive load that enhance errors and poor
decision making in their work. In that regards it is accountability of management to lighten the
cognitive load so that they can in better manner can focus on work and remain less in tension
about home and put oneself in best way within their career.
With the unemployment in the world, the retail industry encounter the shortage in talent
due to lot of physicality of moving and standing for long periods, unpredictable working and
often lower pays (Urbanaviciute, Udayar and Rossier, 2019). In that regards Walmart and
Amazon put their best efforts to become the better corporate citizen while come at the
workplace. By increasing the wage rate or supporting education, paid family leaves and
workplace safety plays a key role in enhancing motivation of employees. In today’s world it is
fierce competition to stepping their efforts to fill the gaps and attract potential individuals in their
organization potentially. As Walmart is one of largest employer in the nation with 1.4 million
employed in only US market. So in that regards they hugely pay attention on well being of
employees in order to gain potential outcomes.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that employee well being is very much
important for an organization to gain productivity and sustainability in the marketplace. It has
been analyze that by providing one of best practices such as environment, flexible working
practices and safety regimes help in gaining potential outcomes. By planning for employees
career growth and their health helps in building loyalty in heart of people that contributes in their

development. Now a days it become the issue related with the improving health levels of
employees and their career growth. There are no. of factors that affect employee well being that
are family circumstances, home environment, personal attitude and characteristics.

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