Good morningI hope you’re doing well! We’re excited to invite you to our next FREE online networking event on Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace.This will be our last event of 2025, making it the perfect opportunity to connect with others,...
Absence rates are climbing - and it’s costing employers dearly. But while some organisations are feeling the strain, others are holding steady or even thriving....
A Message from the Editor,Sonia Last 📝As I watch the leaves falling, I’m considering creative ways to survive winter with my health and sense of humour intact. I’m hoping that creative pursuits, rural walks, more comedy and meet-ups with life-a...
The Digital Divide This digitally savvy generation live in a world many of us are struggling to keep up with as technology has changed the way we go about everything. The digital tracks in the silicon sand s...
Financial Education for Apprentices & Young Adults📅 Monday 15 September | ⏰ 12:00–2:00pm | 💻 OnlineApologies for the short notice, but if you or your apprentices are free, please do register for this valuable free workshop from our partner Fin...
A Message from the Editor,Sonia Last 📝Many of us are struggling to keep up with changes brought about by new technologies, organisational restructuring and ever-moving goalposts. If the organisations we work for need to be highly adaptable and...
Hi ,I hope this message finds you well! I'm delighted to invite you to join our next Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) programme - open to everyone, whether you're certifying for the first time or refreshing your skills.This comprehensive training will...
Are workplace wellbeing campaigns making a real difference, or just ticking boxes? In this thought-provoking episode, we uncover the gap between what organisations say and what employees actually experience. As stress, cynicism, and disengagement ris...
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...
This week, two of our team, Angela Rook and Sonia Last, sit down with our partner Claire Mackenzie from Venturing Out for a relaxed, 23-minute chat about the future of employee wellbeing. Wellbeing is no longer a ‘nice to have’ but a business-critic...
A tribunal ruling on a manager’s repeated sighs might sound trivial, until you look closer. In this episode, we unpack what a “sigh” really communicates in power-imbalanced settings, and why it matters for neurodivergent people at work. We explore ho...
What if underperformance isn't a failure of the person, but a signal that something in the system isn't working? In this episode, we step back from the blame game and explore a more compassionate, human-centred approach to performance, support and le...
