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HR budget review & your wellbeing strategy: Build a business case in 4 steps

Business budgets are up for review. Patterns from previous years suggest that HR budgets will face challenges, and this is likely to be exacerbated by the rise in the cost of doing business, due to the NIC and National Minimum Wage increases. We’re in a precarious position where business leaders may revert to viewing employee wellbeing and engagement initiatives as a nice-to-have instead of a vital part of their people and growth strategy. Proving the importance and demonstrating the return on investment (ROI) your wellbeing strategy can generate is crucial. In this blog, we’ll provide the information you need to build a persuasive business case.

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Employee Wellbeing

With HR publications rife with the increasing issue of HR burnout, it’s time to take a deep dive into what’s causing the people responsible for your workforce to burn out faster than any other profession. With exclusive commentary from Emily Thomas, People Business Partner at CV Library, this blog explores what’s causing HR burnout and offers 12 ways to avoid it.

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Employee Wellbeing

We’ve just launched a new eBook in partnership with former England Cricketer Ashley Giles and Worcestershire County Cricket Club. ‘Game On: Empowering Teams to Thrive Through Pressure’ explores how we can use stress as a driver to success through building a solid foundation of employee wellbeing and support. During this blog, we’ll draw on topics covered in Game On, to present how resilient employees can master their mindset to thrive through pressure.

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Employee Wellbeing

Employee Wellbeing

For your employee wellbeing initiative to be effective and impactful, you need to embed it into your culture. It takes buy-in from the top and cross-business collaboration. It's worth it, and we're giving you the eight steps to follow to make it happen. Learn the eight steps to creating a successful and effective employee wellbeing strategy.

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personal resilience vs workplace resilience blog

Employee Wellbeing

Why Both Are Important to Your Business... Business struggles are making the headlines, bringing the concept of resilience to the forefront. Financial, mental, and physical resilience play a role in an individual’s and a business’s ability to overcome hurdles and setbacks. During this blog, we’ll explore the concept of personal and workplace resilience and the benefits of creating a resilient workforce.

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Employee Wellbeing

The 2nd to 6th of December is National Grief Awareness Week, with the campaign focusing on connecting communities with bereavement services. Many employees will, at some point, grieve in the workplace, with their colleagues forming part of their immediate community. During this blog, we’ll explore how employers can support an employee dealing with grief, empowering managers with the skills they’ll need to help.

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Employee Wellbeing

Empower women to stay in the jobs they love with a dedicated menopause support service! 8/10 menopausal women are in work, and we are responsible for providing the support they need. 10% of women leave work because of the menopause - before they’re financially, emotionally, or mentally ready. You can prevent the loss of talented women in your business by improving menopause awareness and providing support. Read on to discover how.

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Employee Wellbeing

If you attended May’s EE Summit, you’ll have seen our CEO, Burcin Ressamoglu and HR Business Partner, Tom Nash lead their keynote session, Fueling Success: The Impact of Wellbeing on Employee Performance. During this blog, we’ll reflect on some of their key points and explore the evolution of employee wellbeing and how you can harness the power of a wellbeing strategy to fuel your success.

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Employee Wellbeing

Following on from last week’s Maternal Mental Health Campaign, we’re keeping the focus on working parents. We say working parents, but there will be a specific focus on working mums for reasons we’ll delve into during this blog. Work-life balance isn’t just about time; it’s about having the energy – physical and mental – and finances to get the most from life. Read on to discover more.

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Employee Wellbeing

April is stress awareness month, and #LittleByLittle, we’re doing our bit to help businesses reduce workplace stress. While we’ll always say that stress can be a motivating force, prolonged periods of excessive stress levels can lead to severe problems. Read on to discover five ways to manage workplace stress, helping reduce absenteeism and increase employee engagement.

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Employee Wellbeing

A healthy work-life balance is essential for employees’ physical and mental wellbeing. Hybrid and remote working is becoming the norm, and employees spend more time at their home office than ever before. The boundaries between work and life are blurring. This blog will address the importance of work-life balance and explore how HR can help their employees achieve and enhance it.

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Employee Wellbeing

It’s International Men’s Health Week (MHW), and the week-long campaign aims to increase awareness of preventable male health problems, support men and boys to make healthier lifestyle choices and encourage males to be proactive and aid early detection of illness. Whilst this article focuses on burnout and absenteeism across the board, we’ll start by recognising why the work of MHW is so essential.