Audit Scotland: Strengthening Workplace Wellbeing
Audit Scotland: Strengthening Workplace Wellbeing
Audit Scotland has demonstrated commitment to supporting workplace wellbeing through engagement with Business in the Community’s Workwell Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) and collaboration with the Business in the Community (BITC) advisory team.
About Audit Scotland
Audit Scotland has a vision that public money is well spent to meet the needs of Scotland’s people. To achieve this, they provide clear, independent and objective assurance on how effectively public money is being managed and dispersed
Their work covers around £59bn of public spending, almost 300 public sector accounts, and the services and projects that affect all people and communities in Scotland.
Audit Scotland: Prioritising people with their Workwell Self-Assessment Tool submission
Audit Scotland first used BITC’s evidence-based Workwell SAT tool to assess the maturity of their existing workplace wellbeing strategy and seek out areas for improvement. Designed to be repeated annually, the tool enables organisations to measure progress against their wellbeing strategy over time.
Collaboration with Business in the Community’s Wellbeing Advisory Team
Noting the key areas of improvement highlighted through their submission, Audit Scotland collaborated with BITC’s wellbeing advisory team to receive tailored support to drive further impact.
BITC Wellbeing Advisory Lead, Kate Hinder supported Audit Scotland in convening internal stakeholders to complete the Workwell SAT in a workshop-style format, ensuring that a diverse range of perspectives and experiences were reflected in the submission.
Susan Burgess, Head of HR at Audit Scotland shared: “By bringing together colleagues, including union representatives, in a session ran by BITC, we were able to highlight areas of good practice around wellbeing and to identify potential improvements”.
The outcome: A dedicated health, safety, and wellbeing plan
Audit Scotland used insights from the BITC-advisory led session, to develop their first dedicated health, safety and wellbeing (HSW) plan.
Through this process, Audit Scotland has:
Next steps
BITC’s Workwell Self-Assessment Tool served as a powerful catalyst for embedding wellbeing into Audit Scotland’s organisational strategy. Our free, simple tool is a valuable step for any organisation looking to create thriving workplaces.
Your organisation can start using the assessment tool today, a key first step in evaluating and progressing your organisational wellbeing journey.
