OCD at work: how to spot the signs and offer support
People with OCD face significant workplace challenges, from concentration difficulties to avoidance behaviors, but reasonable adjustments can help them succeed. Recognizing signs like increased lateness, reassurance-seeking, or task avoidance allows managers to offer timely support for this often-hidden mental health condition.
Are you as good as your job ads?
Job ads risk overselling roles to attract top talent, but misaligned expectations harm employee retention. HR teams should ensure recruitment promises match workplace reality and investigate why employees lose engagement or leave the organization.
Quick overview on OCD in the workplace
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a serious anxiety condition often misunderstood in the workplace. OCD involves unwelcome thoughts and repetitive behaviors that can significantly impact work productivity and relationships. Creating an open, stigma-free workplace culture supports employees with OCD and improves overall mental wellbeing.
Quick overview on depression in the workplace
One in six workers experience mental health problems, with depression affecting one in ten people. Workplace pressures can both cause and worsen depression, making it essential for employers to create supportive environments and implement clear mental health support processes.
Quick overview on anxiety in the workplace
One in six workers experience symptoms of common mental health problems, with anxiety being the most prevalent. Learn what causes workplace anxiety and how HR can support employees through open communication, flexibility, and practical management strategies.
Thriving at work: a review on mental health
Discover how employers can support staff mental health and improve workplace wellbeing. This review explores Mind’s mental health standards for creating psychologically healthy workplaces and the significant impact of mental health on workforce productivity and the economy.
Quarter of women “forced to take time off due to period pain.”
A UK study found that 23% of women have taken time off work due to period pain, with 36% lying about their reasons for absence. Nearly half of women feel uncomfortable discussing menstruation with their employers, particularly male managers.
Why adult learning is so good for wellbeing
Adult learning boosts wellbeing through social connection, sense of purpose, and skill development. Research shows these benefits extend beyond workplace training to community-based learning programs, with participants gaining improved life satisfaction, self-confidence, and stronger social networks.
Don’t go with your gut: overcoming unconscious bias in hiring decisions
Unconscious bias significantly impacts hiring decisions, with recruiters often favoring candidates who resemble themselves or match their preconceived expectations rather than objectively evaluating qualifications. Understanding in-group and out-group biases is essential to creating fair hiring processes that value diverse perspectives and skills over personal similarities.
How Emotional Intelligence improves the recruitment process
Emotional Intelligence enhances recruitment by assessing contextual and counterproductive job performance beyond technical skills. While general mental ability predicts task performance, EI-focused psychometric tools evaluate how candidates manage emotions and interpersonal effectiveness—critical factors for organizational success.
How has tech recruiting adapted to the modern day?
Tech recruiting has evolved from university degree requirements to embracing diverse educational backgrounds, with only 15% of UK developers rating formal education as critical. Modern recruiters now leverage online courses, open-source contributions, and personalized recruitment methods to access a wider talent pool beyond traditional Computer Science graduates.
Employee satisfaction: why should investors care?
A new study using Glassdoor reviews finds that employee satisfaction is strongly linked to better corporate financial performance, challenging investor concerns that satisfaction investments come at shareholders’ expense.
Do you get the ‘silent terror’ of Pure OCD?
Pure OCD involves intrusive, unwanted thoughts that feel terrifying to sufferers because they contradict their values. Without visible physical compulsions like other OCD variants, it’s considered the hardest form to treat and requires exposure to distressing thoughts rather than avoidance behaviors.
How to replace mental health stigma and silence with support and openness
Mental health stigma remains a significant issue in workplaces, with many employees afraid to disclose struggles to managers. Creating a supportive culture through clear policies, leadership commitment, and trained managers can reduce stigma, improve staff wellbeing, and decrease costly sickness absence.
Why hiring for cultural fit is holding back your company
Hiring for cultural fit can limit innovation and diversity. Instead, companies should prioritize cultural contribution—seeking employees with complementary skills, different perspectives, and unique backgrounds who reflect the communities they serve, while maintaining high standards for emotional intelligence and core competencies.
Physical exercise: what are the benefits for work?
Regular physical exercise boosts mood, cognition, and work performance while improving focus and resilience. However, UK workers face barriers including lack of confidence and time management challenges. Both individuals and HR can promote exercise habits through enjoyable activities, team sports, and financial commitment.
Social media recruitment starts with employee advocates
Employee advocacy leverages your workforce as authentic brand ambassadors on social media, driving significantly more recruitment traffic and leads than traditional methods. When employees organically share company culture and job opportunities, jobseekers are twice as likely to trust and engage with these posts compared to corporate messaging.
Are you in the dark about the health risks of shift work?
Shift work poses significant occupational health risks including musculoskeletal problems, stress, anxiety, and depression. HR managers must address these challenges, as shift workers experience disrupted sleep cycles, fatigue, and increased sickness absence rates that impact workplace performance and safety.
Turn your culture into a mental wellbeing oasis
Long working hours and workplace stress significantly increase the risk of mental health issues like anxiety. Employers can create a supportive culture through wellness programs, accessible mental health resources, and fostering open conversations between managers and staff about mental wellbeing.
This is what effective leadership starts with
Effective leadership starts with identifying employees with the right attributes—adaptability, drive, and curiosity—and creating a culture of growth, collaboration, and progression. With 84% of businesses facing leadership shortages, developing future leaders through structured programs and shared vision is crucial for competitive success.
