Diversity and inclusion: gendered ageism and how HR departments can address it
Older women in are often subjected to discrimination at work – it’s time that stopped.
Benefits in 2020: how can HR meet the changing needs of employees?
Four steps employers can take to attract and retain the best talent over the coming year.
Personal development: why your mood is the great game changer
Success at work comes down to the right mindset.
Employee engagement: will Black Friday pull you in a darker direction?
Black Friday is a challenging time for customer-facing staff.
Employee wellbeing: how best to support an employee through fertility treatment
Employers struggle to support those facing fertility issues.
Wellbeing: how employers can support a social wellness culture through benefits
How digitalisation has changed the way we interact with our colleagues.
Employee wellbeing: building a psychologically safe place for all
Creating work environments that allow employees to be themselves.
Stress awareness: five steps to improve employee wellbeing
How to manage workplace stress proactively and effectively.
How to embed neurodiversity into your people management practices
Just 10% of HR professionals have considered neurodiversity in their organisation.
Inclusion at work: the future is female – and older
Women in their 50s and 60s are making up a bigger part of the workforce than ever before.
Employee wellbeing: how does racism affect mental health?
Employees who experience racism are more likely to suffer from poor mental health.
World Mental Health Day: achieving equality between mental and physical health in the workplace
This World Mental Health Day (October 10th 2019) is an opportunity for us all to improve our own education on mental health, raise awareness and advocate against social stigma. With the World Health Organisation stating that 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health issue each year, and other sources suggesting an even higher […]
Employee wellbeing: how to look after a multigenerational workforce
It’s no secret that employers, who prioritise employee wellbeing and look after their staff well, are more likely to reap rewards. Not only do their employees benefit from a better work experience and healthier lives, but the business also benefits from attracting better talent, building employee loyalty and improving employee motivation and performance. Today’s multigenerational […]
Wellbeing at work: managing the £37 billion sleep epidemic
The modern workplace is changing, with the standard 9-5 becoming less common in favour of greater flexibility. While traditional, office-based schedules have their limitations, they do still enable employees to work within their natural sleep/wake cycles. Employees work during the day, enjoy free time in the evenings and sleep at night. Research shows that nearly […]
Financial wellbeing: the high cost of falling ill
Most of the focus when it comes to workplace financial wellbeing is unfortunately at point of crisis. Very little is being done to educate employees and help them build resilience to the knocks they will inevitably face in life. This is especially important when the three main areas of wellbeing collide. The cyclical relationship between […]
HR for SMEs: why small business can’t ignore employee wellbeing anymore
Workplace wellbeing has never been higher on the business agenda in the UK. For the third year in a row REBA’s annual state of wellbeing research showed the rise continuing, with two thirds of businesses now having a wellbeing strategy in place, and the number without one expected to fall to under 20% by 2020. […]
Man trouble: HR’s role in men’s mental health
We have a professional duty to put in place psychological safety mechanisms and measures to protect employees’ mental health based on analysis and evidence. While analysing workforce demographic comparisons – including comparing male and female* employees – are helpful to highlight key concerns for HR, e.g. performance and flexible working, it seems that mental health […]
Migraines: five ways to tackle the workplace productivity killer
Although migraines are a big contributor towards workplace productivity loss, little is being done to support affected employees with this painful, often disabling, neurological disorder. Those who suffer from migraines know very well that the experience is not merely just a ‘bad headache’. The grim combination of pain, sickness, and visual and audio disturbances can […]
Managing employee stress: a vital technique for protecting workplace mental health
HR professionals have many roles within an organisation. They’re there to design, shape and implement workplace policy. They shape recruitment processes, make key organisational decisions and – perhaps most importantly – protect the wellbeing of their employees. When it comes to mental health, more often than not, we can see the focus shift towards people […]
Financial wellbeing: why women are being left behind
There’s been a recent flurry of interest in the issue of financial wellbeing from many organisations, but no one is addressing the elephant in the room – the fact that women are at a huge disadvantage. Last month, the UK’s first female defence secretary, Penny Mordaunt launched the government’s roadmap to financially empower women. […]