To mark the launch of its new guide, Meetings Matter, Business Disability Forum is offering advice to all businesses on how to make meetings and events more accessible for disabled employees and clients. The 10-point…
Mind awards Silver to The Health Insurance Group…
The Health Insurance Group today announces it has achieved a Silver Award in Mind’s “Workplace Wellbeing Awards 2018/2019”*. The Health Insurance Group was one of 105 organisations to take part in Mind’s third annual Workplace…
New research highlights areas of under-representation across British…
A new study by office furniture suppliers, Viking Direct, has visualised the UK workforce as 100 people. The firm has analysed data from the Office of National Statistics, to highlight under-representation in staff across the country and…
How comfortable are you discussing your employees’ mental…
Poor mental health is widespread in the workplace, but many are struggling in silence because their managers lack the skills and confidence to offer them the support they require. To mark Mental Health Awareness Week,…
We’re aiming for ‘Disability Confident Employer’ status –…
Samantha Saunders, Head of Innovation & Regulatory Compliance at airline and airport assistance services provider OmniServ, Part of ABM, discusses the company's journey to become a 'Disability Confident' employer under the UK Government scheme which…
Danny Baker, instantly dismissed – but can social…
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you will be aware that comic Danny Banny was fired from his job at the BBC f fired after tweeting a joke about the Duke and Duchess…
Employees least likely to call in sick in…
Data taken from a subset of 500 UK employers using its absence management system shows that May is generally a low sickness absence month – with just 38.6 average sick days recorded. However, last year, on the…
Involve an independent nurse in company employee benefits…
Involving a nurse in a company’s employee benefits programme could help earn or improve upon current employee trust within an organisation according to RedArc, ahead of Nurses’ Day on 12 May 2019. Nurses are the…
How to spot and support a ‘Workaholic’
Whereas hard work is a positive attribute, when a worker becomes addicted to work, there are negative consequences for both employer and employee. The growth of technology combined with the idea that we need to…