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2024-01-01

Winston Commended as a “Mental Health-Friendly Organization”

Winston has been participating in the “Mental Health Workplace Charter” co-organized by the Department of Health, the Labour Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Council, and we are honoured to announce that we are commended as a “Mental Health-Friendly Organization” for advocating the act of cultivating a mental health-friendly workplace.

The organizations signing the Charter shall complete a designated number of action items which carries the following objective in order to obtain the title of “Mental Health-Friendly Organization”.

Objective:

To promote mental well-being at the workplace, which includes building a respectful and positive work environment, promoting active listening and communication, encouraging help-seeking, and facilitating early identification and timely treatment of mental distress

Action Items:

  • Organize corporate family gatherings that facilitate exchange, as well as enjoyable and interesting activities
  • Organize talks/workshops/activities to strengthen the positive mind and mutual respect of staff 
  • Promote exchange of information on mental health
  • Encourage help-seeking behaviour by providing information on mental health support services
  • Organize talks on mental health
  • Offer training to staff to equip them with basic skills in resolving conflicts, providing peer support and handling mental health emergencies
  • Encourage colleagues to listen to each other and share mental health-related experiences
  • introduce a mentorship scheme to facilitate exchange on mental health-related concerns

We put strong emphasis on the mental health of our staff, we will continue to promote the workplace culture with mutual communication to build up an inclusive working environment for our employees.