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The four pillars of wellbeing for SMEs

Written on 19th October 2020. Posted in Benefits and Rewards, Blogs, PC Employee Care.

Why employers need to know about the four pillars of wellbeing We all experience highs and lows – days where we feel on top of it all and others where we feel like everyone and everything is out to get us. It’s easy for the micro stresses and anxieties of everyday life to build up so that when a bigger problem inevitably comes along we feel overwhelmed....

Is employee wellbeing your responsibility?

Written on 14th October 2020. Posted in Blogs, Wellbeing.

Is your employees’ wellbeing your responsibility? The short answer is ‘yes’… but that doesn’t really address the whole question because it straddles both the workplace and the employee’s privacy, that work-life balance. But you can’t be expected to stand over them ensuring they eat properly, exercise, get enough sleep. So where do the boundaries...

Why working from home is good for businesses

Written on 13th October 2020. Posted in Blogs, Flexible Working, Working from home.

Why working from home is good for business This week is National Work Life Week. It is the charity Working Families annual campaign designed to get employers and employees talking about what can be done to get the best work:life balance for both. This year has seen an unprecedented number of people working from home, juggling life and generally...

Impact of poor mental health at work

Written on 9th October 2020. Posted in Blogs, Mental Health, Wellbeing.

Impact of mental health in the workplace Saturday, 10th October 2020 is World Mental Health Day. To mark this day we look at what impact poor employee mental health can have on a business and what business owners can do to support their teams. Bluntly speaking, the impact of poor mental health in the workplace can cost your business cold, hard...

Benefits of a companion/carer for the elderly

Written on 7th October 2020. Posted in Blogs, Eldercare.

The benefits of a companion or carer for the elderly You race through life when you are younger, you find happiness with a partner and bring up a family then in the later years of life personal circumstances change and you find yourself alone……….. Many of us reading this article may not be in the situation described above but may know someone,...

How to help our children love their bodies

Written on 29th September 2020. Posted in Blogs, Children, Mental Health, Parenting.

A positive body image? How to help our children to love their bodies. I don’t know about you, but during lockdown my dress size definitely went up and my fitness levels absolutely went down. Some people embraced the opportunity to stay at home by expanding their skill set, learning a new language, challenging themselves to ride hundreds of kilometres...

Bridging the gap between generations

Written on 28th September 2020. Posted in Blogs, Eldercare, Working Families.

Bridging the gap between generations Bridging the gap between generations can be of great benefit to young and old alike. It is a sad fact that today’s society is segregating people by age more and more. Covid restrictions in 2020 have not helped with many over 75 year-olds shielding or isolating from their friends and family. As we live to older...

Caring for the elderly – Loneliness

Written on 25th September 2020. Posted in Blogs, Eldercare, Working Families.

Loneliness Age UK estimates that in England two million people over the age of 75 live alone. More than one million elderly people say they can go for more than a month without speaking to a friend, neighbour, or family member. In addition, the fact that more health problems are prevalent in later life will also impact on the ability of an elderly...

Dad’s experience of lockdown II

Written on 11th September 2020. Posted in Blogs, Career, Working Dad, Working Families, Working Parents.

Dad’s experience of lockdown – part II Following on from a Dad’s experience of lockdown, having given a basic overview, I’d like to talk briefly about some of the effects of lockdown, as I perceive them. The effect on Milly Lockdown was brilliant for Milly in some ways – she spent so much time with Grandma, who...

Supporting your people back to the office

Written on 8th September 2020. Posted in Blogs, Corporate benefits, Diversity and Inclusion, Flexible Working, Work Life Integration.

Supporting your people to return to the office I was surprised by the findings of a survey just published by the Manpower Services Group: workers in the UK are far more negative about returning to the office than those in other countries, like France or Germany. What’s going on? It seems that we are much more worried about the likelihood of a...