Category: Working Dad | Your Employee Wellbeing

Men’s health and wellbeing

Written on 20th November 2020. Posted in Blogs, Men's health, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Work life balance, Working Dad.

Men’s health and wellbeing Poor mental health is something every person may have to deal with, regardless of age, gender, sex or other. However, it is time to talk about men’s mental health more often. Men go through many of the same struggles that any other human may go through, especially when it comes to the balance of being a great parent...

Why men struggle to open up in the workplace

Written on 1st November 2020. Posted in Blogs, Men's health, Mental Health, Working Dad.

Why men struggle to open up in the workplace Doing well at work is a goal for many men, no matter what their profession might be. But while they may be unapologetic about their ambitions, they’re likely to be quieter about how they’re feeling in the workplace. Here, we talk through some of the reasons men struggle to open up. They’re taught to...

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...

A dad’s experience of lockdown

Written on 26th August 2020. Posted in Blogs, Family, Parenting, Work life balance, Working Dad, Working Families.

A dad’s experience of lockdown Statistically, mothers have been more affected by children not being in school, lack of childcare and generally ‘keeping house’ during lockdown. How did the dads cope? We haven’t heard much in the press, so we thought we’d ask a few. Here is first of two articles by Joe Young (aka www.dadonspl.co.uk). ...

Lockdown, from burn out to muddling through

Written on 19th August 2020. Posted in Blogs, Parenting, Wellbeing, Working Dad, Working from home, Working Parents.

Lockdown, from burn out to muddling through In our house we started lockdown a week or so earlier than the rest of UK, our son developed, what in hindsight, was “just a cough” and we started self-isolation on the 17th March. We diligently marked the calendar with our 14 days, my wife was upset that we had to cancel our daughter’s cello exam, while...

Dads Homeschool

Written on 31st July 2020. Posted in Blogs, Flexible Working, Parenting, Working Dad.

Dads homeschool Around the world during this COVID crisis, it seems that mothers are taking on more of the home-schooling burden than fathers. I heard the other day that dads typically get 3 hours of uninterrupted time for everyone hour that a mum gets, partly due to the “Muummm!” factor, where children call for their mother’s attention more than...

7 tips to more productive working from home

Written on 31st July 2020. Posted in Blogs, Work life balance, Working Dad, Working from home, Working Mum, Working Parents.

Seven tips to help you stay on task while you’re working from home Work from home they said, it would be fun they said. Working from home has become the new normal as a result of COVID-19, but more than four months in are all employees enjoying it and remaining focused and productive? Until now, many people have been working from home whilst juggling...

How your style can boost mood and productivity

Written on 22nd July 2020. Posted in Blogs, Working Dad, Working from home, Working Mum.

The power of style How your style can not only boost your mood, but also your productivity Whilst it goes without saying that what we wear isn’t the biggest concern right now, it’s hard to dispute the transformative power of clothes. Getting dressed each morning serves as a psychological boundary to separate between bed and business mode, and...

Post lockdown – Domestic Abuse – The new epidemic?

Written on 10th July 2020. Posted in Blogs, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Working Dad, Working Families, Working Mum, Working Parents.

Leaving Lockdown – Domestic Abuse – The new epidemic? In England and Wales domestic abuse makes up nearly a quarter of all reported violent crime and we have all heard about the spike in domestic abuse and violence during the recent Covid 19 lockdown. One in four women and one in six men may be experiencing domestic abuse at this time. Home...

Health and Safety for Working from Home

Written on 12th June 2020. Posted in Blogs, Employment Law, Working Dad, Working Families, Working from home, Working Mum, Working Parents.

Health and Safety for Working from Home Whilst some industries have returned to work, many businesses are continuing to work from home in line with government advice to reduce the risk of infection and to protect their employees. Whether homeworking is a temporary or permanent solution, there are several Health and Safety responsibilities that...