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How certification works

Our certification is a simple, honest measure of how well a business looks after people. It is built to recognise the good things you already do, using standards the world already trusts.

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It comes down to how many pillars you reach

Wellbeing is measured across five pillars. The number of pillars you achieve is the tier you earn. That is the whole idea.

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Bronze

1 pillar

A real start. You look after people well in one clear area.

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Silver

2 pillars

Genuine breadth. Wellbeing shows up across two sides of the business.

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Gold

3 pillars

A standard setter. People are cared for across three areas or more.

The five pillars of wellbeing

Each pillar has two or three simple measures. Meet them all and you earn the pillar. Open a pillar to see what each measure means and which recognised standards already cover it.

Mental

3 measures
  • Designated managerial ownership
  • Non-discrimination and fair treatment
  • Clear support and signposting for mental health needs

Inclusive

3 measures
  • Public commitment to supporting at least one protected group
  • Concrete employment action
  • Designated managerial ownership

Financial

3 measures

Pay and conditions are:

  • Independently verified
  • Exceeding the legal minimum
  • Tackling real financial insecurity

Physical

2 measures
  • Employer-subsidised physical health incentive
  • Ongoing provision for said incentive

Community

2 measures
  • Formal commitment to a registered charity or equivalent
  • Continuous commitment to said charity
Notes on recognised standards

* A few routes have no public register, so we confirm them with evidence you provide, such as a Cycle to Work scheme or a charity partnership. Everything else is confirmed through publicly available records.

** Equivalent includes but is not limited to CICs and other verified community groups.

These are examples of qualifying routes, not a fixed list. The framework keeps growing as new recognised standards are added.

One recognised standard can earn a whole pillar

Most businesses are already closer than they think. Holding a single recognised charter, like the Living Wage or the Mental Health at Work Commitment, means you already meet every measure in that pillar. There is nothing new to prove.

Because these standards are held publicly, we can recognise them from real records rather than paperwork you have to gather. You show us what you hold, and the pillars fall into place.

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See where your business already stands

Most businesses reach a pillar on the good things they already do. Let's find yours.

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