Taking a break
Is taking a break beneficial for employee creativity and productivity? We explore the impact of breaks on individual performance and wellbeing, and what it means for the workplace.
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Is taking a break beneficial for employee creativity and productivity? We explore the impact of breaks on individual performance and wellbeing, and what it means for the workplace.
Continue readingIs Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affecting your employees? We explore the impact of winter on mental health at work and what employers can do to combat the condition.
Continue readingAbout one in seven of us has a condition that causes us to think differently – it’s called neurodiversity. What does it mean and how can organisations make the most of neurodiverse employees?
Continue readingWorkplace disability adjustments such as special chairs for bad backs have proven benefits. Extending the service to all staff – not just disabled employees – helps everyone to become happier and more productive.
Continue readingDisability consultant Graeme Whippy MBE explains why your organisation’s disability data might not be telling you the full story, and gives you some pointers on how you can improve on this.
Continue readingPreventative strategies are well and good, but sometimes mental illness shows up anyway. Helen White-Knight outlines five ways to support an employee with a long-term mental health condition.
Continue readingDiversity 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.
Continue readingEva has a non-visible condition that regularly leaves her dealing with pain, exhaustion and disruption. Yet as someone who doesn’t ‘look ill’, she had to push to get the support she needed at work.
Continue readingFor a long time, employee mental health sat in the ‘too difficult to fix’ pile, but employers are finally beginning to search for solutions. Helen White-Knight explores ways in which they can find them.
Continue readingDisability consultant Simon Minty talks about the benefits of reasonable adjustments, the importance of employee networks, and five ways to better manage employees with disabilities.
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