Hull-based Spencer Group is is the first engineering company to adopt the Hapstar app to support employee wellbeing by enabling them to track their mental and physical health, set happiness actions, access support and resources and provide anonymous feedback.
The app holds no identifying information about the user, but Spencer Group can use the data to gain a clearer understanding of its workforce’s wellbeing, identify and respond to trends.
Every employee has a Hapstar login and is encouraged to use the app as little or as much as they want. Data is collected on teams, rather than demographics, to ensure anonymity.
HR Director Yvonne Moir said: “The engineering industry must think outside the box, embrace new initiatives and, where possible, new technologies to address the issue of mental health. At Spencer Group, we’ve always taken a proactive approach as industry leaders in employee wellbeing. This means seeking out innovative solutions that help break the silence around mental health in engineering.
“We’re using a data-driven, people-centred approach with Hapstar. The data is all completely anonymous. If a Spencer Group employee asks a question via the app, it will be sent through to the HR team who can respond, without identifying the user.”
If the question affects others in the workplace, Spencer Group might create an internal blog post to address the issue. If questions or data indicates a particular team is feeling underappreciated, Spencer Group can look at ways of addressing the issue.
Hapstar CEO Adam Campbell said: “Innovating in the world of wellbeing, with the goal of changing the way businesses support their people, is no easy task.
“We’ve been developing the concept and technology of Hapstar for over four years and our approach to a truly data-led wellbeing strategy has evolved immensely in that time. A large driving force behind that evolution has been the insights and support of the team at Spencer Group.”
