With searches for ‘burnout signs and symptoms’ up 50% worldwide in 2024, Instant Offices have analysed trends across 30 global cities to reveal where burnout sentiment is highest. To find cities with the highest interest in burnout, Instant Offices researched Google searches at a city level for: Burnout symptoms How to cope with burnout Am […]
As a PA or Office Manager, you play a vital role in ensuring a safe and healthy work environment for your colleagues, and this is particularly the case in the SME environment, where HR and Health & Safety departments often may not be present. Regular risk assessments are crucial for identifying potential hazards and implementing […]
Historically, drinking alcohol has become synonymous with workplace events, and whilst this is an additional benefit for some, it’s important to understand the role that alcohol-free team building events have on inclusivity in the workplace. For some employees, this can present a social pressure to fit in and be ‘part of the team’, so alternative […]
Let’s make April your stress-busting month. It is the Stress Awareness Month after all, and as such an opportunity for workplaces to address the impact of stress on productivity, morale, and overall health. Responsible companies must consider key actions on how to retain a sustainable workforce. A great employer will encourage healthy lifestyle choices for […]
When a business begins the year in recovery mode – having been challenged financially or in other ways – there may be a drop in employee morale and motivation. The need to perk up employees and maintain productivity becomes a priority. As PAs and managers with experience of crisis management, risk assessment or dousing flames […]
From financial wellbeing to delivering on inclusion, there are plenty of things employees could be offering but four employee rewards rise above the rest. Sarah Hesz, the chief commercial officer at Bubble looks at where companies can make a real impact in 2024. I know what you’re probably thinking: just four? And I’d agree. There […]
By Charlotte Boffey, UK Head of Services for Employment Hero Let’s face it, so much of our day-to-day lives revolves around what’s happening on social media. Particularly when it comes to cultural themes and hot topics, which typically blossom from some sort of online trend. Workplace culture is no exception. Especially with the financial challenges of […]
With Europe currently sweltering under 40 degree heat and the UK experiencing its hottest June on record this year, meteorologists are forecasting the chance of Britain experiencing a hot summer is now 45% – 2.3 times the normal figure. In light of this, it may surprise you to know that there is no legal minimum […]
Happy workers make for more productive workers. It’s well known today that employers who invest in the wellbeing and happiness of their workforce reap the benefits. But what makes them some of the best places to work? Senay Boztas talks about the findings of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work in 2023 results. PA […]
Employers have been crying out for years for clarity as to what is the definition of bullying in the workplace. It’s not clear what counts as reasonable and constructive criticism on the one hand, and intimidating or insulting behaviour on the other. Richard Fox, a senior consultant in the employment team at Kingsley Napley, shared […]
Dakota Murphey discusses a fairly new add-on to the tools of improving employee wellbeing, and ultimately workplace productivity. That’s business benefiting of employees bringing hobbies to work. We often think of hobbies as something that we do exclusively in our free time. Something for us to enjoy in the hours away from work. And it […]
Employee Appreciation Day is arguably more important than ever this time around. Against a backdrop of the Great Resignation, a cost-of-living crisis and an uncertain economic future, employees want to feel that they are valued by their employer and that they are being rewarded for it. If not, you risk losing staff, as Blackhawk Network […]
Employers are urged to ‘Close the Care Gap’ on workplace cancer support this World Cancer Day which is on February 4th, 2023. RedArc believes employers can play their part in this year’s World Cancer Day, the theme of which is ‘Close the Care Gap,’ by focusing attention on ensuring employees living with cancer get the […]
Keeping your focus is vital in today’s fast-paced work environment. With constant distractions from email, social media, and colleagues, it can be easy to lose track of what you’re supposed to be doing. We need to make sure that we’re not letting these distractions get the best of us by managing them as best as […]
Is bullying on the rise because we are reaching boiling point? by Thom Dennis, CEO at Serenity in Leadership Statistics show that one in four of us has experienced bullying at work. Analysis conducted by law firm Fox & Partners revealed that bullying claims increased by 44% from 581 to 835 between March 2021 and […]
Tom Moyes, partner in the Employment law at Blacks Solicitors shares his advice for employers on the importance of supporting and managing stress in the workplace. International Stress Awareness Week is the 07th-11th November. It is reported that 822,000 people in the UK suffer from work-related stress and health issues1. Following these reports, there is […]
While employees across the United States and Europe continue to report high levels of stress, a surprising percentage do not take full advantage of their workplace’s wellbeing initiatives, despite employers’ continued prioritisation of these programmes, a new survey has found. According to findings from Alight and Business Group on Health’s research series, 2022 Alight International […]
According to Statista, the most common type of stress experienced by Brits is work-related – with 79% of respondents saying they frequently feel this type of stress. But when it comes to the specific UK work industries, which ones display the highest levels of stress among employees? A new study by Private Rehab Clinic Delamere […]
