The Housing Association Guide
to Wellbeing Risk Management

A Systematic Framework for

Workforce Wellbeing Transformation

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Scotland's Housing Emergency Demands a Workforce Response

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36% of housing organisations experience staff turnover exceeding 20% annually. 77% of housing workers report their work as stressful. 25% have taken time off due to stress.
 

While Scotland grapples with a declared housing emergency (40,685 homelessness applications, 10,110 children in temporary accommodation) housing associations face an equally critical challenge: a workforce crisis that threatens their ability to deliver the transformative support Scotland's most vulnerable communities need.

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What This Guidance Delivers

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This comprehensive guide, edited by Professor Roger Willey BSc(Hons), PhD, FRSA, CFInstP, CFIOSH, OSHCR, provides housing associations with a proven pathway from crisis to competitive advantage.

You'll discover:

• Why wellbeing isn't separate from Health & Safety, it's H&S evolved for 21st century housing work

• The true cost of inaction: how 20-30% turnover rates drain institutional knowledge and undermine service delivery

• The HSE Management Standards framework and how it applies to housing-specific pressures

• ACS's proven three-stage framework: Audit & Assessment, Engagement, and Implement & Monitor

• Common implementation barriers and practical strategies to overcome them

• How to build the business case that secures leadership commitment

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Who Should Read This?​

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• Chief Executives and Directors seeking to transform workforce crisis into competitive advantage

• Board Members responsible for governance and strategic oversight

• HR and H&S Professionals tasked with implementing wellbeing initiatives

• Housing Managers dealing with the daily reality of staff stress and turnover

• Anyone committed to protecting the workforce supporting Scotland's most vulnerable communities​