A return to a ‘new normal’- a resilience challenge.The world has changed. In just a few short months the old way of doing things has been turned upside down and in some cases completely discarded.As we slowly emerge from lockdown, plans are well under way reduce the risk of the workforce getting ill, and rightly […]
Share0 Tweet0 Share0 This article first appeared in 365Retail.co.ukDo you remember what it was like before Covid-19? Some of us might wistfully reminisce about the ‘good old days’ all those weeks ago, but even the rose-tinted glasses cannot hide fact that we have been facing significant challenges for some time now. Pre Covid-19, over half of all […]
The spread of the coronavirus is very worrying for us all. How can we look after our wellbeing in light of wall to wall news coverage and being asked to work from home?
Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Dave’s organisation has a wellbeing policy. They are on it. They have Mental Health Champions, an Employee Assistance Programme and a whole section on the intranet about ‘sleep hygiene’, healthy eating, the office choir and cycling to work. But is it all just window dressing? Are we just papering over the cracks? That same […]
Share0 Tweet0 Share0 A common observation on our courses is that ‘life’ is a whole lot more stressful than it used to be. And maybe you’ve said it yourself, after all the evidence would seem to back you up… 15.4 Million working days lost due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2017/18 (HSE, 2017). Countless […]
Share0 Tweet0 Share0 As mental health and safety specialists, there are two questions we get asked more often than any other: 1. Is ‘work-related stress’ a ‘disability’ under the Equality Act 2010? 2. As an employer what do we have to do? On the surface, these questions seem straight forward and as such, you may be expecting a […]
