By Curtis David Maughan · Published · Updated
Workplace wellbeing strategy template
A workplace wellbeing strategy template gives HR teams and managers a starting structure — not a finished plan. Copy the sections below, adapt the wording to your organisation, and use it as the working document your leadership group, people team and line managers all refer back to.
1. Purpose & scope
One paragraph: why this strategy exists, who it covers, and what “wellbeing” means here — mental, physical, social and financial.
Template prompt: “At [Org], wellbeing means people can do meaningful work without it costing them their health. This strategy covers all employees and contractors and runs from [date] to [date].”
2. Outcomes you're aiming for
- — People feel safe raising concerns early.
- — Workload is sustainable across teams and roles.
- — Managers are equipped to support, not diagnose.
- — Support pathways are visible and used.
3. Roles & responsibilities
- — Leaders: set tone, protect time, model recovery.
- — Managers: regular 1:1s, workload reviews, signposting.
- — People team: policy, training, escalation pathways.
- — Everyone: check in with yourself and each other.
4. Actions across four pillars
- — Mental: manager training, EAP, quiet check-in tools.
- — Physical: ergonomics, movement breaks, sleep guidance.
- — Social: psychological safety, peer support, inclusion.
- — Financial: fair pay reviews, financial education, hardship support.
5. How you'll know it's working
- — Short pulse check-ins each quarter (not surveillance — listening).
- — Sickness, turnover and engagement trends, read together.
- — Uptake of support pathways.
- — Honest review every 6 months with the people team and a staff group.
Built on what people actually feel.
A strategy lives or dies on whether people feel safe to be honest. stillwater is a quiet space for that — alongside, not instead of, the work above.