A number of major insurers — including Aviva, Axa Health, Bupa, Unum, Vitality and Zurich — will be ‘vanguard’ employers in the first phase of the Government backed pilot scheme, aimed at improving workplace health and boosting productivity.
These vanguard employers include many household names – such as BP, British Airways, Marks and Spencer, Nando’s and Tesco – as well as trade bodies and public sector organisations. These include government departments (such as as the Department for Work and Pensions), educational bodies, such as Waltham Forest College, and a number of NHS trusts and organisations. A number of smaller employers are also included in this initial phase.
The full list of all 60 vanguard employers is included below.
This vanguard scheme was one the key recommendation of the Keep Britain Working Review, led by Charlie Mayfield, which delivered its final report yesterday.
The review proposed a phased approach, with the government working with these 60 vanguard organisations collating evidence, develop effective approaches and set standards on workplace health provision.
The aim is for companies to develop plans ‘stay at work’ and ‘back to health’ plans that could replace the current GP ‘fit note’ system. Mayfield recommended that this is then embedded and rolled out nationally. The report recommended that at this stage Government may need to incentivise other employers to offer these accredited schemes, via tax relief or national insurance rebates.
The full list of vanguards include:
3-1-5 Health Club
A&M EDM
Adam Reed Hair
ABI (Association of British Insurers)
Aviva
Axa Health
BP
British Airways
British Beer and Pub Association
BT Group
Bupa UK
Burger King UK
Canary Wharf Group
Capita
CBI
Centrica
Change Grow Live
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Cosy Direct
Currys
Department for Business and Trade
Department of Health and Social Care
Department for Work and Pensions
Disability Action Northern Ireland
EDF Energy
Enginuity
EY UK
Ford UK
Google UK
Greater London Authority
Greater Manchester NHS Integrated Care Board
Health Partners Group
Holland & Barrett
JLR (Jaguar Land Rover)
John Lewis Partnership
Latus Health
LSN Diffusion
Marks & Spencer
Maximus UK
Motionspot
Nando’s
National Hair & Beauty Federation
NHS Business Services Authority
Barts Health NHS Trust
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Nuffield Health
PepsiCo UK
Phoenix Group
Places for People
PureGym
PwC UK
Rail Wellbeing Alliance
RE:NEW Beauty
Retail Trust
Rio Tinto
Road Haulage Association
J Sainsburys
SIC Official
Siemens UK
Simplyhealth
SLT Leisure
Sopra Steria UK
Spire Healthcare
Square Health
Tesco
The Gym Group
Transport for London
UKHospitality
Unum UK
Vitality UK
Waltham Forest College
Zurich UK
