International Stress National Stress Management Awards
Introduction
The National Stress Management Awards, organised by ISMAUK and supported by Professor Cary Cooper CBE, Distinguished Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University, are a new professional award scheme to recognise the UK’s best organisations when it comes to beating stress in the workplace. With work related stress levels reaching new heights, and 17% of British workers last year reporting their jobs were either very or extremely stressful, organisations must develop efficient methods for preventing stress. While some organisations do not have an effective policy, there are many organisations that manage stress in the workplace well and it is this which will be recognised by the Awards. Application Form can be found here
Purpose of the Awards
The purpose of the National Stress Management Awards is to recognise those organisations that make a positive contribution to protecting or improving the mental health of their workforce. The judging process will look for organisations that have implemented a successful stress management policy and judge the effectiveness and benefits of their action. The Awards will aim to promote best practice and celebrate successful employers and their stress management policies.
Who Can Enter
The National Stress Management Awards are open to all organisations, large and small, that have developed a formal Stress Management Policy for their workplace:
- Public sector organisations, bodies and departments
- Private companies and commercial organisations
- Charities and not-for-profit organisations
Benefits of Entering
Organisations that enter the Awards and are selected as Finalists will benefit from:
- A free confidential employee stress audit
- Widespread publicity and recognition
- Constructive appraisal from independent judges
- Two free delegate passes to the 2011 ISMAUK Annual Conference
Categories
The Awards, in this inaugural year, will have one category: The Best Stress Management Policy Award, which is looking for the organisation that demonstrates the best and most effective stress management policy. The Awards will be open to all organisations with 5 or more employees and there are 3 sub-categories to reflect the size of the organisation:
- Small – fewer than 50 employees
- Medium – 50 to 250 employees
- Large – more than 250 employees
Criteria for Entry
To qualify for the National Stress Management Awards, applicants must be able to demonstrate the following criteria:
- The organisation must directly employ more than 5 staff.
- The organisation must be located within the United Kingdom.
- The organisation must incorporate stress management systems within its operation and at all levels of management.
- If selected as a finalist, there must be agreement to allow ISMAUK to conduct a confidential survey directly with employees.
Application Form
Application Form can be downloaded from here
How to Enter
The Awards Entry Form should be completed in manuscript and posted together with all supporting documentation where appropriate to the address below by 12th November 2010. The form must be signed by the person responsible for the Stress Management Policy within the organisation. Please send the completed form and all supporting documents to:
ISMAUK
PO Box 491
Bradley Stoke
Bristol
BS34 9AH
Any questions regarding an application should be addressed to ISMAUK at: stress@isma.org.uk or 01179 697284.
Judging Process
Following the closing date for entries (12th November 2010), the Awards Judging Process will be:
- Sifting Process: All entries will be sifted and judged by a panel of two judges to select 3 Finalists from each sub-category.
- Announce Finalists: Finalists will be informed and announced to the media.
- Confidential Employee Audit: With permission of the finalists, a confidential audit of the stress management policy will be undertaken by email directly to employees.
- Final Judging: The 3 finalists from each sub-category will be subjected to a Final Judging process undertaken by a panel of two judges who will be in possession of the Employee Audit.
- Announce the Winners: The winners of each sub-category will be announced at the 2011 ISMAUK Annual Conference to be held on 23rd June 2011.
Key Dates
The closing date for entries is 12th November 2010 and all documentation must be received by this date.
The 3 finalists from each sub-category will be notified by 21st January 2011 and arrangements made for the employee survey to take place shortly after.
The Judges’ Visit will be arranged for a mutually convenient date during the period 28th March – 27th May 2011.
The winners of each of the sub-categories will be announced at the 2011 ISMAUK Annual Conference to be held on 23rd June 2011.
Terms and Conditions
The following Terms and Conditions apply:
- An organisation may enter only one category.
- All entries must be located within the UK.
- The decision of the judges is final.
- Entries and accompanying material will not be returned.
- The company representative responsible for submitting the entry must sign completed entry forms.
- The judges will not enter into any correspondence outside the formal judging process.
- The closing date for entries is 12th November 2010 and entries will not be accepted after this date.
- Receipt of your entry will be acknowledged.
- Information received will be treated in the strictest confidence.
- If you have any questions concerning the awards please contact ISMAUKdirectly on 01179 697284.