Item No. 8.2

Council Report: CM 28/2020

Subject: Healthy Workplace Awards 2020 – City Wide

Reference:

Date to Council: November 23, 2020
Author: Vincenza Mihalo, Executive Director Human Resources
519-255-6515, ext. 6259; vmihalo@citywindsor.ca
Sarah Fox, Ergonomics & Wellness Specialist
519-255-6515, ext. 6539; sfox@citywindsor.ca
Human Resources
Report Date: November 6, 2020
Clerk’s File #: MH/13786

To: Mayor and Members of City Council

Recommendation:

1. THAT the Report entitled Healthy Workplace Award 2020 BE RECEIVED for information.
   
   
2. THAT City Council RECOGNIZE the efforts put forward by the Employees of Corporation of the City of Windsor during the Covid Pandemic.

Executive Summary:

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Background:

This year the annual Gord Smith Healthy Workplace & Bike Friendly Workplace Awards were suspended by the Working Toward Wellness (WTW) Committee for 2020. Instead, the Committee in collaboration with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) – Windsor-Essex County Branch, Family Services Windsor Essex (FSWE), and the Windsor Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) decided to offer the Healthy Workplace Awards to recognize the steps workplaces have made during the Covid-19 pandemic. Three awards were created:

1. Health & Safety – workplaces were asked to demonstrate ways they supported the health, safety, and well-being of their employees, clients, and customers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;

2. Mental Health Promotion – workplaces were asked to demonstrate activities or measures that were taken to facilitate mental health promotion in their business or workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic; and