Ep 351: Health, Wellbeing & Experience

Published: May 7, 2021, 8:27 a.m.

Health and wellbeing are now front and centre of the employee experience and fast becoming a critical factor in talent acquisition and retention.\n\nThis is especially true in the retail industry, whose employees have had to face massive amounts of uncertainty during the pandemic and genuine concerns about their personal safety.\n\nNext week retail industry charity retailTRUST is holding an online event to champion the health and wellbeing of the retail workforce following the reopening of non-essential shops across the UK.\xa0As part of the build-up to the event, I spoke to Chris Brook-Carter, CEO of retailTRUST and Louise Stonier, Chief People Officer at Pets at Home, about the renewed focus on health and wellbeing in the employee experience.\n\nIn the interview, we discuss:\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0The work of retailTRUST and how it has been supporting the industry during the pandemic\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0What is essential to retail employees right now\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0The vital importance of transparent and clear communication\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0Building a coalition of employers to champion health within the sector\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0Retail as a post-pandemic force for good \n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0How health and wellbeing are now critical for talent acquisition and retention\n\n\nListen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.