Equally Minded
We all have mental health, just like we all have physical health. Our people are central to our ethos at ALDI; that’s why we’re sharing our commitment to continue to invest in improving how we look after colleagues’ mental health.
Our Journey So Far:
We’re proud of our wellbeing provision, which supports colleagues across five key areas of MyWellness - one of which is mental health.
Our mental health strategy is underpinned by the following:
Guidance to help us care for ourselves and others:
Through tools like MyWellness, the Vhi Wellbeing Hub, and access to a wide range of wellbeing benefits, we aim to empower colleagues to take proactive steps towards maintaining good mental health and achieving balance in their lives. These resources are specifically designed to help colleagues manage stress, improve mental clarity, and support overall emotional resilience, while also fostering a culture of care and support for one another.
Support for colleagues facing difficult times:
By providing mental health and wellbeing services, such as the Vhi EAP helpline, and ensuring our leaders are trained to provide effective guidance. We are committed to expanding these efforts to provide ongoing support and resources for our colleagues, both now and in the future.
Our Priority Focus Areas:
Making mental wellbeing an integral part of everyday life at ALDI. We are committed to fostering a trusting workplace culture where it’s okay to talk about mental wellbeing. Additionally, we strive to ensure that everyone at ALDI enjoys a positive and supportive working environment, where they feel empowered to thrive.
How we’re getting there:
We are delighted to have partnered with with experts in the field to further enhance our MyWellness programme.
We continue to invest in our colleagues to:
- Educate and promote an understanding that we all have mental health, through a range of practical tools, guides, articles and videos to help our teams look after their mental health, covering topics such as stress, anxiety and sleep.
- Develop the confidence of our leaders to support colleagues with their mental wellbeing through a dedicated training course.
- Help our colleagues better understand and manage mental health through an eLearning module for all of #TeamALDI.
- Enhance support for colleagues across the country by joining forces with Aware Mental Health charity. This partnership assists us with the best way to inform colleagues, offer resources and tackle the stigma that surrounds mental health.
- Foster conversations around mental wellness. We’ve done this by partnering with the ‘Elephant in the Room’ movement. This collaboration helps raise awareness and encourages colleagues to openly discuss their mental health without fear of judgment or discrimination. As part of this initiative, we introduced our very own ALDI elephant, designed to keep the conversation about mental health going, regardless of location.
We all have mental health, and we each have a role to play in pledging to create the time and space to talk, challenge attitudes and drive this change. Our ambition is for ALDI to be known as a team which understands and promotes good mental wellbeing, whilst supporting anyone who is experiencing a mental health problem.
It starts with investing in #TeamALDI.
