The Belfry Hotel & Resort is offering fully-funded, unlimited mental health counselling and support for all its employees.
The initiative is in collaboration with The Burnt Chef Project and Thrive Mental Wellbeing and will provide Belfry employees with instant round-the-clock access to a number of resources to help the prevention, early detection, and self-management of common mental health conditions.
Kris Hall, CEO and founder of The Burnt Chef Project, and his team will deliver mental health training to all managers at The Belfry, who are also receiving access to a suite of online training modules, to help with their understanding of these conditions and to further support their teams.
Each employee will have their own personal access to the Thrive Mental Wellbeing app allowing them to choose how they want to interact and receive support from in-house therapists, including video calls, phone calls or messaging.
Kirsten Price, head of people at The Belfry, said: “It’s no industry secret that the mental health and wellbeing of our workforce is a big topic of conversation and rightly so.
“The Burnt Chef Project is helping us as an industry to start those important conversations, change the way in which we talk about, and manage, mental health and help us make a real difference.”
Kris Hall, founder of The Burnt Chef Project, said: “84 per cent of hospitality professionals experience mental health issues within their career, and nearly half of these people felt uncomfortable talking about their concerns.
“This support tool enables The Belfry to move to a proactive position so individuals in their team can be truly in control of their wellbeing.”
Chris Eigelaar, resort director at The Belfry Hotel and Resort, said: “We recognise the impact and serious nature of mental health wellness on our teams and with over 800 employees at The Belfry, it’s crucial that we provide the right support.”
Pictured: Belfry staff will receive fully-funded and unlimited support
