Changing your Career Post Lockdown? Feeling Anxious is Natural Are you thinking of changing your career path? You’re not alone; more and more people are deciding to change jobs now that restrictions have ended. Whilst initially, the pandemic created an air of uncertainty surrounding the security of people’s jobs, it seems that now there is…
Managing Fears Around Returning to Work Post Lockdown As most of us know, lockdown changed the ways in which most of us work. Whether you were on furlough, working from home or working throughout, the working environment as we know it has significantly changed for the future. Whilst lockdown has ended, the way in which…
How does job instability affect individuals? With Covid 19 causing a financial crisis unlike anything since the Great Depression, anxieties towards jobs and recovering financially from the current economic crisis are at the forefront of people’s minds. Job instability is an awful experience; the anxieties that accompany it are hard to escape and can result…
80% of Companies Seeing a Rise in Employee Demand for Mental Health Support Over the past few years, employee mental health has been a hot topic. Research around productivity and mental health has shown a stark correlation between the two, suggesting employers need to do more to support their workers’ mental health. And with Covid-19…
How Teachers’ Mental Health Has Been Affected by Covid-19 A recent survey conducted by NASUWT – the teachers union – has found that many teachers face severe mental health issues directly as a result of Covid-19. A shockingly high number of teachers have sought support from a doctor or medical professional since the beginning of…
Supporting Employee Mental Health We can all have a bad day; deadlines at work cause us stress; kids at home not behaving all day; an argument with a loved one putting you in a mood. But it’s when all of these ‘bad days’ seem to become one long stressful, anxious, or even depressive period that…
How to Control Back to Office Stresses As lockdown eases and more people are allowed back into the office, you might see yourself entering the workplace soon. Perhaps you are already aware of the date and are dreading the back to work stresses. Teams may have gotten smaller with Covid-19 restrictions and concerns, or maybe…
How to Overcome Your Competitiveness at Work Perhaps you want to be the leader on the next project or have the boss recognise your hard work. Or maybe there’s just somebody on your team who rubs you up the wrong way. No matter your reason for feeling competitive, you need to shut down these instincts…
The Importance of Recognising Mental Health in the Workplace Nearly 1 in 7 people experience mental health problems in the workplace, and this can be for a number of reasons. Outside influences can impact your work, as well as bullying in the workplace and pressure to meet deadlines. Whatever the cause of an employees mental…