Wellbeing
We recognise the benefits and impact that good health and wellbeing has on our employees.
Wellbeing is the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy and can be influenced by a range of factors including:
- Career and work factors
- Emotional factors
- Financial factors
- Health factors
- Social factors
Whilst these factors are both work and non-work related, we will create a workplace that supports our employees in improving and maintaining their own health and wellbeing.
If you would like to know more or have any queries please contact:
Age awareness
With the removal of the default retirement age (65yrs), there is no longer an automatic date when employees retire and employees may choose to work beyond the age of 65. The following resources may be helpful to employees and managers:
- Age UK have a range of resources and workshops to support people approaching retirement, facing issues with dementia etc.
- Alzheimer Scotland support to people facing dementia and their carers
- We can provide access to a pre-retirement course for those people considering their options for retirement
- The Falkirk Council Pension Fund website
- please refer to the our policies on Retirement and Flexible Working for further information about retirement options and different working patterns
Disability
We are committed to being a Disability Confident Employer. Further information about this scheme can be found on the Disability Confidence website.
The following resources may be useful for employees, managers and carers:
- Gov.UK has links to different government support available to people with disabilities
- Forth Valley Disability Sportare a charitable organisation providing sporting opportunities to children, young people and adults
- NHS Forth Valley have information about the Disability and Equality Access service within area
- Forth Valley Sensory Centre have support available to people with visual or hearing impairments
- Jobcentre Plus help people with disabilities return to work
- Disability Information Scotland provide a database of disability resources
- Capability Scotland provides care, education and employment services for disabled children and adults across Scotland