What’s causing poor mental health? And how can HR leaders improve employees’ mental wellbeing at work?
Movember, a month-long focus on male health, is an important reminder for HR to support men, and others, who are struggling in the workplace.
With 9.26 million people out of work in the UK, the demand on employers to help them back to work has never been higher. Food manufacturer and retailer Cook created its Ready and Working (RAW) Talent...
Around 3% of people in the UK have winter seasonal depressive disorder (SAD), according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists. As the winter months approach, we asked what HR can do to support...
Abuse and violence levied at UK workers seems to be at an all-time high. Could senior HR teams do more? Megan Tatum investigates.
Employers do not have to be experts in domestic abuse, but they should understand how to support victim-survivors, said leaders at the Employers Initiative on Domestic Abuse conference (16 October...
When cutting costs is imperative, employers might deprioritise initiatives that don't provide immediate or visible returns. This mindset can result in scaling back employee wellbeing programmes,...
Mental health has become a critical factor when it comes to effectively managing the workforce. But employers can still find themselves lacking the necessary insight into issues that mental health...
The mental health of young people affects their parents and caregivers at work. So how can HR ensure that it gives them best possible support?
Keir Starmer’s government may introduce a ‘right to switch off’, as part of its ‘new deal for workers’. But is banning employers from contacting staff out of hours the right approach?
A quarter (25%) of employees had thoughts of suicide or self harm in the last two weeks, a survey by wellbeing technology provider, Wysa, revealed today. The proportion expanded to one in three (36%)...
People who experience conflict in the workplace have lower job satisfaction and are more likely to experience poorer mental and physical health, according to a study from the CIPD.
