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Paul Barrett drills down into the effects of poor sleep on employees, including its negative effects on their productivity, and finds out how different organisations are tackling the issue through their wellbeing strategies.
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Flexibility is the key to getting the work-life balance right, for both employers and employees, with the prize of a happier, more engaged and productive workforce, writes Mary Jane Gunn.
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Since they first appeared here in the 80s, EAPs have become a familiar feature of the UK workplace, but their usage rates are disappointingly low. Paul Barrett outlines 10 ways you can get more value from your EAP spend.
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‘I’ll have six jobs in my lifetime, my children will have six jobs at the same time.’ Tomorrow’s jobs will be here sooner than we think, what will this mean for employee engagement and wellbeing?
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Don’t believe all the scare stories about the future of work – with new tech comes new opportunities. But will your employees be equipped to face the challenges that lie ahead, asks Paul Barrett.
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How do you get buy-in on wellbeing from a sceptical board? Paul Barrett gives some advice on successfully capturing your board’s attention when it comes to arguing the case for wellbeing.
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Paul Barrett talks about connecting the dots between ad hoc wellbeing initiatives. And gives seven steps to creating an effective wellbeing strategy that’ll work for your organisation.
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Diversity and inclusion (D&I) isn’t done by HR in a dark room. Marjorie Strachan, Group Head of Inclusion at RBS, talks about how she and her team are using D&I to shape a new kind of culture at the bank.
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Our working world is becoming increasingly complex, so it’s never been timelier to explore people’s experiences and expectations of it. We’ve co-published a paper asking, ‘what is a good day at work?’
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‘Wellbeing’ is becoming one of the defining terms we use to conceptualise our world. Paul Barrett examines its emergence and our growing understanding of how health and happiness affect performance.
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