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Mar 04 2023
Seven of the best wellbeing resources, blog

7 of the best free wellbeing resources

By Employee Wellbeing, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health
We’ve collated a list of some of the best free wellbeing resources, tools and services from across the web to share with your people, try for yourself, and add to your wellbeing toolkit! What employees want and need from their organisation’s approach to health and wellbeing is regularly changing, while HR races to keep up to ensure their employee wellbeing initiatives deliver tangible value to their people and are enticing for new recruits. Many businesses have ramped up their wellbeing efforts while also looking to find new and engaging ways of looking after their employees’ physical and mental health. However,...
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Jan 04 2023
Improving Employee Wellbeing for Blue Monday and Beyond

Taking Care of Employee Wellbeing to Tackle Blue Monday and Beyond

By Employee Wellbeing, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health

This year, Monday 16th January 2023 may be referred to as ‘Blue Monday’. What is the origin story behind the phenomenon, and how will it impact HR professionals’ understanding of workplace wellbeing throughout the year? It’s a brand-new year, and for many people following a refreshing break to recharge their batteries, this means an exciting, fresh new start. For others, however, this period can be one of the most downbeat in the calendar. Hence the phenomenon ‘Blue Monday’, referring to the third Monday of January which is supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Blue Monday is often perceived…

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Nov 04 2022
HR's role when dealing with employee mental health in the workplace

HR’s role in managing employee mental health in the workplace

By Employee Wellbeing, Mental Health

HR’s pivotal role when dealing with employee mental health in the workplace October marked ‘World Mental Health Day’, on 10th October, with an extremely important theme of ‘making mental health and well-being for all a global priority.’  The past few years have marked a significant turning point where mental health is no longer considered secondary to physical health. With one in four experiencing mental health problems at some point in their lives, and work being the biggest cause of stress and anxiety in people’s lives, it’s time to act.  It shouldn’t just be in tandem with a national day that…

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May 21 2021
PsychHR on how HR can incorporate nature into your wellbeing and the workplace blog

Founder of PsycHR, Helen Pericleous on how HR can incorporate nature into your wellbeing and the workplace

By Employee Management, Employee Wellbeing, Human Resources, Mental Health

Our relationship with nature – how much we notice, think about and appreciate our natural surroundings – is a critical factor in supporting good mental health and preventing distress. The topic has been at the forefront of everything to do with wellbeing recently, with nature being the theme for this year’s mental health awareness week. To better understand how the wilderness can enhance our emotions, we got in touch with the Founder of PsycHR, Helen Pericleous. Helen kindly sat down with us to discuss three of her top strategies on how nature can be incorporated into your own wellbeing and…

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May 21 2021
Director of EPIC HR LTD, Gary Cookson opens up about his own mental health experiences

Director of EPIC HR LTD, Gary Cookson on the power of sharing mental health experiences and how HR can step up to the challenge

By Employee Management, Human Resources, Mental Health

Although mental health awareness week has passed, if there’s one thing we’ve learnt, it’s how essential it is to have conversations about our own mental health and the things in our daily lives that can affect our emotions instantly.   In conjunction with our #ChooseHappy campaign, Director of EPIC HR LTD, Gary Cookson, was brave enough to open up about his own mental health experiences, the steps to achieving better wellbeing and the need for HR to speak up about mental health.   The people profession especially takes a back seat when it comes to addressing their own wellbeing, ensuring their employees…

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