All Mental Health & Wellbeing articles
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ArticleExtinguishing Burnout : Whose responsibility is it? - A panel discussion
The discussion around the main cause of burnout is a difficult one, as burnout can be linked to a variety of factors; such as the inability to switch off in regards to technology, lack of support in the workplace, and many other reasons. The Great British Workplace Wellbeing sessions hosted a panel of speakers who discussed this topic.
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Does the show always have to go on? Removing the mask - A panel discussion
“What is the mask, what influences make up the mask and who do we feel that we are putting it on for?” Our panel at The Great British Workplace Wellbeing Series discuss the benefits of removing the mask, and what that really means.
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The Proximity Bias: Should we all be back to the office? - A panel discussion
The topic of returning to the office has been a key subject on everyone’s minds, as working from home, or at the office can have a great effect on your social interactions and relationships with colleagues. A panel of speakers discussed this topic at The Great British Workplace Wellbeing series, giving expert advice and solutions.
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Salary Sacrifice Schemes: what are they and how can they support the needs of your employees? - A panel discussion
A salary sacrifice scheme is an arrangement between an employer and employee, where the employee will exchange a portion of their pensionable pay for non-cash benefits. Benefits can include vouchers for childcare, car hire, home computers and gym memberships
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RAW: Addressing real life issues in the workplace - A panel discussion
The workplace is somewhere a lot of people spend most of their time in, and in that aspect, it is essential to think about what can be done from a managerial perspective in order to be more proactive when supporting staff. A panel of speakers at The Great British Workplace Wellbeing Series offer their expertise and solutions to address and adapt to real-life issues that make their way into the workplace.
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Supportive or intrusive; Is tech the key to workplace wellbeing?
Is tech the key to our wellbeing, or an opponent to it? In the latest roundtable hosted by the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and haysmacintyre, experts and entrepreneurs get together to discuss the relationship between tech and stress.
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Who’s concerned about your concerns? Discussing help for mental health in the workplace
With a variety of recent events taking a toll on our mental health, namely the effects of COVID-19 and the lockdowns we’ve all experienced, who should you go to for help about your health in the workplace?
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Next Gen: Working with Mentors
While 56% of Americans have had a mentor, there’s a disparity in the availability of mentors for women. According to a report by Lean In, “”Less than a quarter of Black women feel they have the sponsorship they need to advance their career.”” Black women are also less likely to be included in important conversations at work, thus giving them fewer chances to be noticed by people in leadership.
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Building your personal brand: How to stand out from the crowd
Creating your personal brand is about separating yourself from the pack and giving people a reason to come to you before anyone else.
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Menopause in the workplace: Why it’s important to discuss
More and more women are working through their 50s and into their 60s, and employers are facing a new challenge on how to support employees experiencing menopause whilst at work.
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Women’s Wellness in the workplace: Looking after your staff
With the pandemic increasing mental health concerns, reports have shown that a culture of fear and silence around mental health is costly to employers, with 56% of employers having said they would like to do more to improve staff wellbeing but don’t feel they have the right training or guidance in place to do so.
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Women in the workplace: Understanding female employees’ struggles, needs and desires
One of the issues women face, particularly in male dominated industries is unconscious bias and often subtle microaggressions. When you treat sexual harassment and gender discrimination with the seriousness these matters deserve, you create a positive environment for the working women in your company.
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Knowing your worth: How to negotiate what you deserve
The gender pay gap is a continued debate. According to a report in 2020, more than three out of four UK companies pay their male staff more than their female staff, and in nine out of 17 sectors in the economy, men earn 10 percent or more on average than women.
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AXA Health: Small Business Guide to Health Insurance
If you’ve considered offering small business health insurance to your team, it’s likely that you have questions around how it works.
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Are you being emotionally abused at work?
Emotional abuse at work is a long-term problem with long-term impact. Constantly on the rise, what can employees and employers do to prevent a hostile work environment?
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Why we need more compassion in the workplace
Jonathan Taylor, managing psychologist at D&I consultancy Pearn Kandola explains how leaders and teams can benefit from compassionate working at a time when we need it the most.
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Is your ‘me time’ your free time? Employees may be overdoing their work at home
Working from home has become a way life, though new data suggests that some people haven’t completely adjusted to its demands and are overdoing it at home. What can be put in place to help us tone it down?
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Hybrid working starts with LISTENING to your employees
In the first of a series of round tables with wellbeing experts, we deep dive into the pros and cons of hybrid working as the UK opens up for office-goers.
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Will you pay for your employees’ mental health support? Top strategies for wellbeing revealed
What’s the secret to happy employees? We ask some of the judges of the Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards 2021 to share their insight on where to start.
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Roadmap to resilience: Protecting your mental health
Mental health and mental wellbeing does not have a finish line. In this exclusive Lightbulb Session, workplace wellbeing experts from Wellity, Simon Scott-Nelson and Ellie Caley share how small businesses can safeguard employee health post-lockdown.
