Thames Valley: Workplace mental health award launched
The 2017 Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards campaign is launched this month – with a new award category that recognises workplace mental health. In what is believed to be a first for business awards, TVBMA will recognise companies and organisations that understand that good mental health matters in the workplace.
Supported by the Cardinal Clinic, the private mental health clinic in Windsor, and Brighter Berkshire, an initiative which helps to reduce stigma about mental health and improve local opportunities, the award is endorsed by Berkshire MPs such as Richard Benyon and Alok Sharma.
Alison Foster of Brighter Berkshire said: “We are so pleased that The Business Magazine Awards are supporting mental health this year – 2017 is the year of mental health and there is a great deal of focus on it, with Prince Harry, among others, publicly discussing the issue.
“We want to recognise those employers that take the issue seriously. For instance, those who send key staff on a mental first-aid course, or who have policies in place to support stress and depression.”
Awards chairman David Murray said: “We are proud to be providing a platform for this important issue. Good employers understand that, apart from supporting the individuals involved, they can improve productivity in their company by having robust policies in place. We hope to be able to recognise some of the best employer practices out there.”
Now in its 23rd year, TVBMA is the longest-running multi-category awards scheme in the region. The event will be held at the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre, Madejski Stadium, Reading, on Thursday, November 16.
Law firm Gateley plc; digital infrastructure provider CityFibre; managed communications specialist BtL; and Peter Brett Associates, the independent practice of engineers, planners, scientists and economists, have joined the line-up of sponsors for this year’s TVBMA.
The categories in full:
- Thames Valley Business of the Year – sponsored by Gateley
- Management Team of the Year - sponsored by ActionCOACH
- SME of the Year – sponsored by James Cowper Kreston
- Dynamic Business of the Year – sponsored by NatWest
- Best Company to Work For – sponsored by Hays
- Charity of the Year – sponsored by James Cowper Kreston
- Community Legacy Award – sponsored by Peter Brett Associates
- Best Use of Technology – sponsored by CityFibre and BtL
- Workplace Mental Health Award – sponsored by Cardinal Clinic and Brighter Berkshire
The supported charity this year is Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service.
To book your table for this prestigious black-tie event, email Libby Sharp at [email protected]. Tables of 10 are £1,700 ex VAT and include a three-course dinner, half bottle of wine per person, plus drinks reception. Individual tickets are £180 ex VAT each.
Our special guests
Jon Culshaw, the renowned impressionist with a catalogue of over 350 voices and impersonations, is the special guest at the Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards on November 16.
Culshaw first made international headlines in 1998 by calling the switchboard at Number 10 Downing Street and fooling the operators with his impression of William Hague. He has worked on Dead Ringers, Spitting Image, The Royal Variety Performance and numerous other TV and radio shows.
Our presenter for the evening is Louise Hulland, award-winning journalist who has worked for BBC and ITN and produced two highly-acclaimed documentaries on the death of Amy Winehouse.
