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Health and wellbeing

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  • Type:
    Letters and forms

    Letter to managers highlighting importance of work-life balance in hybrid/remote working model

    A model letter to help managers who are leading a team of remote/hybrid workers to understand the importance of encouraging and modelling a healthy work-life balance.

  • Date:
    3 June 2021
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Long Covid: will employees be able to claim compensation?

    MPs and peers have pressed for long Covid to be classified as an occupational disease, which could give those suffering with it grounds for a compensation claim. But this might not be a straightforward decision for the government to make, writes Vanessa James, who suggests how employers can support staff with long Covid.

  • Date:
    27 May 2021
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: Adapting to change - helping HR find balance and calm in uncertainty

    Dr Barbara Mariposa presents the practical steps that can be taken to adapt to change while maintaining good mental wellbeing.

  • Date:
    19 May 2021
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Pregnancy loss: Supporting employees affected by termination for medical reasons

    Pregnancy loss charities have welcomed recent initiatives by some employers to offer paid time off to employees affected by miscarriage or stillbirth. One form of pregnancy loss that is rarely talked about, however, is termination for medical reasons. Jane Fisher takes us through the specific difficulties that can arise and how employers can help.

  • Type:
    Policies and procedures

    Health and wellbeing policy

    A model model policy to set out your organisation's commitment to managing staff health and wellbeing.

  • Date:
    4 March 2021
    Type:
    Case studies

    How Rostrum reinvented its benefits package

    Rostrum talks to XpertHR about why and how it completely changed its employee benefits offering in 2020.

  • Date:
    1 March 2021
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Supporting employees affected by miscarriage or stillbirth

    Vicki Robinson, deputy director at the Miscarriage Association, and Jo Broadbent, counsel knowledge lawyer at Hogan Lovells, discuss how to support employees affected by miscarriage or stillbirth.

  • Date:
    30 November 2020
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Building HR resilience during the coronavirus

    HR has been on the frontline of organisational response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, meeting every challenge thrown its way. But there is concern among the HR community that the pressure being placed on them is putting their own health and wellbeing at risk. Graham Brown looks at how HR professionals can build their resilience levels during the current crisis.

  • Date:
    10 November 2020
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Building HR resilience

    Sarah-Jane Georges and Allen Liedkie from drama-based behaviour change company Steps join us to discuss the best ways to develop behaviours to build resilience within HR during ongoing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Date:
    29 September 2020
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Coronavirus: The HR challenges continue

    After a period of relative stability, the number of COVID-19 cases is on an upward curve. Local lockdowns have been enforced and government guidelines are constantly changing, all of which presents new and ongoing challenges for HR.