Reflections on the workplace mental health issues that will need careful management as we cautiously return to the office – in whatever form that will now take. How can employers best support their staff?
12
Mar
Mar
How to plan for re-connecting with both your work and colleagues whilst maintaining a positive mindset. It may feel like a period of flux at first, more than anything you need to give yourself time to adjust.
16
Nov
Nov
Due to the Covid 19 pandemic the thought of returning to the workplace sends many into a panic. But organisations need their workforce back – so, how do we best support these people in a world where the second wave is raging? As an occupational physician, I have a new challenge in dealing with the […]
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Jun
Jun
As you think about returning to the workplace it is important to take a moment to recalibrate and think about how this experience has changed you and your priorities.
30
Oct
Oct
Continuing our focus on the return to work interview, this blog will look at the topic of empathy, how it is different to sympathy and why it is so important in the workplace. Empathy and sympathy intertwine constantly in our day-to-day lives, yet they each have a very different outcome. The dictionary definition of empathy […]
04
Sep
Sep
Following on in our series about the return to work interview, we focus this week on strategies to manage the process, following the absence of an employee with mental health illness. In many ways, this can be more of a challenge to management and HR than any other return to work interview. The improved attitude […]
16
Aug
Aug
According to the Health and Safety Executive, in 2016, 37% of all cases of work-related ill health were due to stress (and related issues of anxiety or depression). Each case resulted in an average of 24 working days lost, the implication of which can have a huge effect on any business, large or small. High staff […]
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Jul
Jul
It is good practice for organisations to conduct a return to work interview following a period of long-term sickness absence. Keeping the interview objective, based on facts and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions is easily achievable with the right planning and preparation. Be organised, brainstorm from each perspective of the parties involved as […]