Supporting employee wellbeing beyond the workplace
By Paydata The winter months and seasonal affective disorder can have a real and immediate impact on the workforce and the number of sick days each employee takes – we explore the ways in which employers are tackling wellbeing at work and mental health challenges through their reward strategies. Taking the time to rest and […]
Gympass unlocks a happy, healthy, engaged workforce
Gympass, the world’s largest corporate fitness solutions provider, is on a mission to multiply the number of people exercising at every company to create a healthier and more engaged workforce. While that sounds ambitious, it’s achievable through its carefully constructed programmes that empower companies to engage their workforce in physical activity. Firmly established in the […]
5 Minutes With… Liam Forde on Life Balance, Wellbeing & Your Values
For the latest instalment of our HR industry executive interview series, we sat down with The Zone Founder & CEO Liam Forde to talk about life balance, wellbeing and upholding your values… Q: What’s the main problem you see in your global travels? Today’s world is fast, faster than any time in history, and a […]
Four in 10 ‘close to breaking point’ at work
The average working adult feels stressed for almost a third of their entire working day, while five hours of sleep will be lost every week because of the pressures faced in their job. That’s according to research polling 2,000 professionals, which also found checking work emails after hours, last-minute deadlines, having to do a speech […]
GRiD warns against dealing with serious health and wellbeing issues case-by-case
Dealing with serious employee health and wellbeing issues on a case-by-case basis is not only expensive but inefficient and inconsistent. That’s according to GRiD, the industry body for the group risk protection sector, which has commissioned research that shows most businesses provide employee support on an individual basis rather than putting in place a formal, […]
GUEST BLOG: Employers need to prepare before sending staff abroad to work
Overseas assignments can present exciting commercial opportunities, but as a business expands into new territories it’s important to support employees travelling or relocating, says Sarah Dennis, Head of International at Towergate Health & Protection… There can be sizeable challenges involved in relocating, and for assignments to be successful, it’s important that employees are supported and […]
How can calling out unacceptable behavior help HR leaders avoid an organisational crisis?
By Kim Foster, People Development Practice Manager, Connor Sexual harassment and fake news scandals seem almost to be everyday news lately, thanks to greater public awareness and less willingness from those in charge to turn a blind eye. While these big people issues are still mercifully rare, they can be devastating for all involved. So […]
The benefits of a balanced life
Work/life balance is a term which gets bandied about but do people know exactly how to create this? They may think it’s simply about spending less hours at work, but in fact it encompasses much more. Many of us have dreams about what we’d like to accomplish personally and professionally. As the years go by, […]
How to plan your wellbeing efforts
In our previous articles we discussed the eight steps to create a workplace wellbeing programme and how to assess your current workplace wellbeing. Now we take a closer look at how you can focus your total wellbeing efforts to identify the gaps in your current offering to implement additional strategies. As you plan where to focus your wellbeing […]
8 steps to create a workplace wellbeing strategy
Prioritising workplace wellbeing not only looks after your staff, it can look after your business as well. In fact, recent data from the HSE revealed that 1.4 million UK workers suffer from work-related ill health (e.g. conditions such as stress, depression, anxiety, musculoskeletal disorders or other illnesses that are caused or made worse by work).1 Employee wellbeing […]
