In today’s workplace, gender-neutral policies are often hailed as progressive. But here’s the problem: when you apply the same rules to everyone in unequal circumstances, you don’t create fairness - you deepen inequality....

Every day across the UK, millions of people quietly juggle the demands of work while providing unpaid care for a loved one. It might be a parent supporting a child with additional needs, a partner caring for someone with a lo...

Asking the Tough Questions This World Wellbeing Month 🌍 June is World Wellbeing Month - a time when many organisations proudly promote their wellbeing policies, benefits packages and mental health initiatives. But amidst the social me...

We know that careless working conditions can give rise to or exacerbate poor mental health, but a well-run, humanely managed working environment can do much to promote and protect our sense of wellbeing. We know that psychosocial...

As we mark Mental Health Awareness Week, it's the perfect time to reflect on one of the most powerful tools we have for supporting wellbeing – community. At MHScot, we’ve seen first-hand how meaningful connections an...

You’ve invested in Mental Health First Aid training for your team – great start. But now what?One of the biggest challenges we hear from organisations is this: "Our Mental Health First Aiders were really enthusiastic after their trai...

Some of us have a propensity to dislike change, be comfortable with the status quo and resort to rigid thinking. This narrow attitude shows up in every corner of our civic and business landscape. Creative and innovative thinking, which...

Managers are telling us that people are falling out lately, over a whole raft of social and political viewpoints. It seems that in the last few years, we have forgotten how to be civil or have meaningful debate. Simp...

Remember when you started work for the first time? Do you remember how it felt and who helped you get up to speed? On leaving school, my first job was as a clerk in a building society in Johannesburg. I was inducted into a bustling,...

Modern workplaces are increasingly prioritising employee wellbeing, with many organisations recognising the need to address rising stress and burnout levels, particularly in the post-pandemic era. As companies shift their focus to ment...