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Welcome to our HR News, Views & Advice.
Wellbeing Strategy - Tick Box or Value Add?
Martin Nicholson focuses on wellbeing and whether businesses really are taking it seriously. Are they seeking to fix or simply ticking it off their to-do lists? Martin discusses how to actually deliver improved wellbeing and with it a greater return for the businesses that take this area seriously.
On Your Bike! It’s Cycle to Work Day
Martin Nicholson outlines the value a Cycle to Work scheme can provide to an employer and their employees.
The Cycle to Work scheme in the United Kingdom, is now 25 years old. It arrived in 1999 and has gained traction predominantly in the mid-size to larger organisations in the UK. But it should be as attractive to smaller businesses, if only we all understood how it worked a little better.
Pride - What’s all the fuss about?
Have you ever wondered what all the Pride Month fuss is about and why LGBTQ+ people spend June at rainbow-themed events, waving flags and generally having a fantastic time? It’s also an ideal opportunity for employers to demonstrate support for their LGBTQ+ employees too.
Embrace the Joy and Boost Your Work Life!
Get ready to break out those smiles, crank up the joy levels, and celebrate the International Week of Happiness at Work 2023, coming up in September.
The Recipe for Workplace Happiness
Just like a mouthwatering dish, creating a happy workplace requires the perfect blend of ingredients and a dash of creativity. Here’s the perfect recipe!
Pride - What’s all the fuss about?
Have you ever wondered what all the Pride Month fuss is about and why LGBTQ+ people spend June at rainbow-themed events, waving flags and generally having a fantastic time? It’s also an ideal opportunity for employers to demonstrate support for their LGBTQ+ employees too.
Employee wellness - more than a pandemic driven tick box exercise!
Wellbeing at work has been one of buzz words of the past 18+ months so all organisations have had to evaluate their wellness provision.
What Does Employee Wellbeing Look Like Two Years On?
If you own or run a business, your people are your greatest asset . As we learn to live alongside Covid their wellness is paramount, always.
HR trends for 2022 that business leaders should not ignore
For higher retention & a competitive edge when recruiting, HR focus needs to recognise employee needs arising from the global pandemic.
It’s OK not to be a super hero!
With so many feeling pressure to wear a super cape in daily life, Christmas can be a tipping point and really pile that pressure on and cause added stress.
How does it really feel to be made redundant? An employee’s perspective
An employee's perspective demonstrating that there are supportive and sympathetic ways to manage redundancy by using an outplacement programme.
Its vital that employers take action to tackle poor mental health at work
Employee Wellness is not just a buzzword. In fact, taking action to tackle mental health at work has never been more important than now.
Wellbeing of employees: Is it a can of worms you’re avoiding opening?
Addressing wellbeing of employees is becoming a necessity, a corporate social responsibility and a basic expectation of all staff. Avoiding it won't make it go away!
Dear CEO......I’m worried about returning to the office
Our letter to a CEO captures the essence of worries and concerns out there for many on returning to work and is thought-provoking for us all.
Identity, environment & emotion: How will they impact our return to work?
An article by Joanne Nicholson, our in-house specialist in Occupational Psychology on the three key factors to consider.
The Value of Wellness
Can your business afford not to support Employee Wellness? We've all heard the rhetoric about how important it is to support our staff with their mental and physical health, about how your employees will be more engaged with the business and 'go the extra mile' for you, if you show you care about them.
Wellness Intro
Wellbeing at work seems to be the buzz word of the past 12 months, and rightly so. We are all aware of the impact of the pandemic has had on mental health, and the change in working environments has been a huge contribution to that. What was a nice to have, has become more of a corporate social responsibility, should have.