Katie Jacobs

Environment

Most employees spend the vast majority of their time in the workplace – but the wrong kind of environment could be damaging their health.

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ROI

Measuring the return on investment of health and wellbeing schemes can be a major stumbling block for HR departments, especially when dealing with intractable senior board members who need to see...

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Healthy bones; healthy body

Paula Moore, author of The Posture Doctor, says that while genetics may play a bit of a role in employee health, much more is down to lifestyle – and this is where employers can help.

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Online platforms

As employees probably spend a significant proportion of their work, and even leisure, time in front of a computer, it makes sense to develop or invest in an online platform for measuring health and...

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Line Managers

The relationship between employee and line manager may well be the most important one when it comes to workplace wellbeing. Line managers are best placed to spot signs that employees may be struggling...

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Link wellbeing with engagement to ease business buy-in, says report

HR directors should explicitly link wellbeing with employee engagement in order to drive performance and convince leaders of the need to invest in both, a report from the Engage for Success movement...

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Leaders need to get better at ‘directing innovation’, says expert

Business leaders need to focus on “directing innovation” in their organisations and creating a culture where thinking innovatively is “business as usual” for everyone, not just ‘creatives’, according...

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Hearst Magazines HRD: The heart of a multi-brand publisher

Fittingly for a multimedia publisher, Hearst Magazines’ HRD has adapted her department to play to the creative strengths of the company’s workforce and its individual brands for the benefit of the...

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HR must strike balance between ‘gut feel’ and process around trust, says expert

HR professionals have a challenge in balancing “gut feel” and process when it comes to building trust, management academic Veronica Hope Hailey said yesterday.

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SuperGroup's first HR director shares retail wisdom

As Supergroup's first-ever HR director, Andrea Cartwright has had to achieve a delicate balance between free-spirited innovation and process.

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What makes housing associations such great places to work: Part 2

Following on from our earlier piece, we explore why housing associations are such great places to work.

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Housing associations: why they are great places to work

Housing associations are popular organisations to work for and are frequent recipients of people awards. In part one of a two part feature, experts from the sector explain what makes them successful.

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