The automatic out of office replies open up a can of worms when it comes to wording, tone and style. However, perhaps we should pay more attention to promoting a better work-life balance.
By 2020, depression will rank second only to heart disease as the leading cause of disability world-wide, according to Harvard public health professors Christopher Murray and Alan Lopez.
While many organisations are signed up to the principles of work-life balance, evidence suggests that employee wellbeing is still not being taken as seriously as it could be.
Mindfulness has recently caught the popular imagination as a way to counter the stress of everyday life. Mediation has also caught on, as a way to minimise the suffering (both human and financial)...
A healthy, energised and high performing workplace is vital to success in a competitive world, so why isn't wellbeing viewed as a boardroom issue?
Managing a hospitality business worth £80 million, I know only too well the importance of staff engagement. My philosophy is that to get the very best service for my clients and consumers, as well as...
Christopher Pedersen, managing director of Convini Food Solutions, details the top five wellbeing initiatives/benefits from the Swedish working culture and explains how and why HR should be adopting...
More people are living and working with long-term health conditions. What does this mean for HR departments? GABRIELLA JÓZWIAK explores the business impact of ill-health.
In offices around the UK, there is an unmistakable optimism stirring. Summer is arriving and the World Cup is on, but there were some big numbers released this week that may mean the seasonal...
Making a profit and ensuring the wellbeing of staff are not opposing goals. Andy Chappell, managing director of ISS Facilities Services, Food and Hospitality in the UK explains how to make health and...
Unemployment poses significant risks to mental health, with men twice as likely to suffer from problems than women, according to a report released by The Work Foundation.
Companies today undeniably expect so much from their workforce, but none of these goals can be achieved without a healthy staff. This is our guide to some of the basics organisations today need to...
