Hospitality Health – the Scottish charity dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of workers in the hospitality and tourism industry – has been presented with a cheque for £10,000 by The Ben.
The funds will go to support the training of staff to become Mental Health First Aiders, and the development of a training course to help hospitality supervisors and managers understand the needs of staff identifying with neurodiverse disorders.
Hospitality Health was founded by Gordon McIntyre over seven years ago and now has several organisations supporting its work with a variety of fundraising activities.
Rob Foulds, president of The Ben – the Benevolent Society of the Licensed Trade of Scotland – said: “We are delighted to offer this to support Hospitality Health. We have been supporting the charity for over three years now and are delighted with the way they are supporting staff in the sector as well as encouraging operators to think about putting the staff first.
“Gordon and the team at Hospitality Health are so passionate about helping those that work in the industry by providing invaluable information to anyone that may be facing work or personal worries.
“This is a fantastic charity that is current and needed in an industry that whilst is very rewarding can be very tough!”
McIntyre commented: “We are absolutely delighted that The Ben have been kind enough to support Hospitality Health for another year.
“This is the third year they have done so, we really appreciate it – £10,000 is a huge amount for us, this will go towards funding places for more staff in the industry to become Mental Health First Aiders and training in understanding neurodiversity.
“What we are trying to achieve with Hospitality Health is to equip our industry with the right tools and mental health first aid certificate training to not only address mental health but to put staff welfare first.”
Any hospitality business wishing to raise funds or to be considered to receive Hospitality Health’s Wellness Charter, should contact Gordon at gordon@hospitalityhealth.org.uk
