mental health

Carers in the workplace: Why supporting employees with caring responsibilities matters

28 April 2022 / carers, dependants, mental health, wellbeing / Employment

Following the interest in our Employee Wellbeing series to date, we have released this additional fifth article focusing on the support that can be provided to employees who may have to balance their duties in the workplace with caring responsibilities outside work. Why support matters 1 in 7 employees in the workplace currently have caring […]

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Domestic abuse: Providing support and empowering employees

17 March 2022 / domestic abuse, domestic violence, ESG, mental health, wellbeing / Employment

Employee wellbeing: Life events – Are you an employer of choice? This final article in our Employee Wellbeing series focuses on the issue of domestic abuse – brought sharply into the spotlight by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns – and why this is an area in which employers need to be fully informed

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Supporting employees undergoing fertility treatment

10 March 2022 / fertility, mental health, wellbeing / Employment

Employee wellbeing: Life events – Are you an employer of choice? In this fourth article in our Employee Wellbeing series we take a look at the business rationale for employers providing support to employees undergoing fertility treatment, and how best to do this. Why is this important? Many individuals experience fertility issues: it is estimated

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Mental health awareness week: Workplace mental health in the coronavirus era

21 May 2020 / mental health / Employment

This week is mental health awareness week in the UK. Falling in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and just as the UK starts to take its initial steps to get back to business, the timing provides a perfect opportunity for employers to reflect on their support for staff mental health and to consider how

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COVID-19: Returning to work – Top 10 issues for employers

24 April 2020 / absence management, annual leave, collective employee relations, coronavirus, COVID-19, flexible working, health and safety, information and consultation, mental health, performance management, redundancy / Employment

Businesses may not yet be able to fully open their doors and resume operations as before; however, for some, the light at the end of the tunnel is starting to break through. While it may still be some time until it’s ‘business as usual’, now that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is up and

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Government consults on reducing ill health-related job loss and on labour market enforcement body

15 July 2019 / ill health, mental health, reasonable adjustments, wellbeing / Employment

The Government has published two consultation papers this week which are of interest to UK employers. The first paper – Health is everyone’s business – sets out the Government’s proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss. The second paper – part of the Good Work Plan – proposes the establishment of a new single enforcement

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2019: Workplace Wellbeing

14 May 2019 / mental health / Employment

Yesterday saw the start of the UK’s 2019 mental health awareness week. Many employers will use this as an opportunity to launch new workplace wellbeing schemes or to remind employees of the support they already provide, and to encourage staff to talk openly about their mental health. But do these initiatives actually make a difference?

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