Practising mindfulness through times of uncertainty
Embedding mindfulness practise into our daily lives can help us maintain good mental health during unsettling times.
Coronavirus: the role of the unexpected remote manager
The unfortunate truth is that the remote work that most people will experience right now – the homeworking forced by COVID-19 – is not the kind of remote work I advocate for. Transitioning to online collaboration is a thought-through process, a planned change in behaviour, which requires a change in mindset. Remote workers often choose […]
Four ways to support employee financial wellbeing during the coronavirus outbreak
As the UK focusses on delaying the spread of the coronavirus, many employees’ anxiety about the situation will be compounded by worrying about money. The impact the virus is having on the global economy and worry about having to take time off work means many employees will be concerned about the near future. At times […]
Mental ill health: should HR rebrand the ‘stress risk assessment’?
Stress risk assessments have been widely misunderstood.
Three ways to improve employee engagement with your new health and wellbeing strategy
When launching a new health and wellbeing strategy, you need to be proactive in the way you publicise it. After all, your workers won’t be able to access benefits if they don’t know they exist. Drawing upon our recent experience of delivering a new health and wellbeing strategy, we’ve outlined three ways we helped to […]
Eating disorders in the workplace: how can HR help?
Supporting employees who are experiencing eating disorders.
Coronavirus: six steps to prepare your organisation for a pandemic
There is still a good chance that with all local and international cooperation to stop the spread of the coronavirus that it won’t turn into a global pandemic like the H1N1 virus of 2009-2010, which killed more than 200,000 globally. But all organisations owe it to their customers, employees, partners, and others to prepare for […]
Employee wellbeing: how to support employees riding the waves of chronic pain
It’s time for employers to better understand chronic pain and take it more seriously.
Coronavirus: How should HR prepare?
With the headlines constantly updating us on the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, employers should be on high alert and ready to act appropriately. Governments are attempting to contain the infection, which is believed to have emerged from illegally traded wildlife in a seafood market in Wuhan, the capital of Central China’s Hubei province. […]
Wellbeing at work: the hidden cost of divorce and separation to business
Why don’t more employers offer support for divorced or separated workers?
Workplace wellbeing: is wearable technology the new data source for HR?
Wearable technology gives HR teams an opportunity to improve their wellbeing offering.
Mental wellbeing at work: how organisations can DOSE employees happy
How to encourage the production of ‘happy hormones’ at work.
Workplace wellbeing: how to encourage good nutrition at work
Ideas to encourage a healthier eating culture in your organisation.
Wellbeing at work: why we need a more human-centred workplace
Wellbeing strategies aren’t addressing the root causes of mental health issues among employees.
Mental health at work: giving men a voice
We need to give men the space to express vulnerability and talk about their mental health.
Employee wellbeing: Is presenteesim a symptom of flexible working?
The CIPD has recently published their annual Health and wellbeing at work report which rouses concern in the rise in presenteeism – the act of working when you’re not feeling well. This is despite seeing a decrease in presenteeism and leaveism since last year, dropping from 86% to 83% and 57% to 51% respectively. But […]
Unconscious bias: How systemic inequality is destroying employee wellbeing
Before we can truly say we’ve invested in wellbeing, we need to tackle unconscious bias and systemic inequality.
Back to the future: HR lessons from the last decade and predictions for the next one
It’s time to focus on the human element of HR.
Financial wellbeing: Why 2020 should be the year that employers offer financial education
For almost 10 years, people like me have done a pretty good job of convincing employers that their employees’ money worries are having a significant effect on their work. Increased absence and presenteeism, reduced productivity and engagement, and an increase in mental health issues can all be linked to financial concerns. In 2018-2019… Worrying about […]
Flexible working: how can we prevent burnout in an ‘always-on’ culture?
In today’s culture of constant connectivity, are we in danger of risking employees’ wellbeing for the sake of a speedy response?