Mental Health in the Workplace – our half day workshops for managers
We are now running regular half-day 'Mental Health in the Workplace' workshops for managers and those responsible for the welfare of others in any place of work. They have been carefully designed to help attendees feel equipped to deal with mental health issues that...
Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work seminars across London
As we've mentioned on our social media feeds, we've been running some 'Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work' lunch and learn seminars across the Workspace chain. During April and May we gave talks at locations including China Works in Vauxhall, Centro in Camden, and...
Rebecca Peters joins the Shine team
We're delighted that Rebecca Peters has joined Shine Workplace Wellbeing. With a background in health and wellbeing research and an MSc in Occupational and Business Psychology, she will lead our soon-to-launch Workplace Mental Health Awareness workshops, as well as...
Free fruit at work – advantages of offering healthy snacks to staff
Offering free fruit at work has got a bad press of late in the employee wellbeing field. Many in the sector are quick to point out that businesses need to do more than just provide fruit (we agree) and the British Safety Council made this point by titling its recent...
WELLNESS19 – special offer at this informative Workplace Wellness event
WELLNESS, the conference that examines the latest thinking on all aspects of Workplace Wellness and Employee Engagement, returns to London on the June 5 at the UBS building at 5 Broadgate. The one-day conference will address some of the most interesting and...
Mental health in advertising
There's little doubt that the conversation around mental health has entered in to the mainstream over the past couple of years. With more well known figures openly discussing their mental health struggles, more reporting around mental health and wellbeing in the...
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace – March 21 event
When your employees are in good physical and mental health, they are happier, more engaged and more productive. You may even have resolved to create a healthier workplace in 2019, but perhaps you’re finding it hard to take the first step or get to the next level, or...
Why taking breaks at work is good for business
If you'd like to boost employees’ productivity and job performance, ensure they are regularly taking breaks at work - they are essential for them staying healthy, happy, creative, and focused at work. However, a large proportion of workers don't take enough breaks...
Mindfulness in the workplace – useful for some but not for all
I recently came across a debate raging on LinkedIn regarding mindfulness in the workplace and whether such apps and techniques can genuinely help employees.With almost 800 comments on the discussion thread, a range of pros and cons of such apps were shared. Many...
Mental health at work – events worth attending
If you’re looking to develop your understanding of mental health in the workplace, there are now a number of events in the UK that can help. Such events were not around just a couple of years ago, but with more conversations now taking place around mental health in...
Corporate gym membership alternatives – physical activity allowance
Employees who exercise for at least 30 minutes, three times a week, are 15 percent more likely to perform better at work, based on research from the Health Enhancement Research Organization. Additionally, absenteeism is 27 percent lower for workers who exercise...
Boost employee wellbeing – get outdoors
Studies suggest that spending time outdoors can relieve stress and boost feelings of happiness and improve overall wellbeing, so if your workplace is located near a public park or green space, you should consider this a blessing. Such spaces can be used for pre and...
Miss Jones PA – Wellness summit special offer
Shine Workplace Wellbeing is offering Wellness Summit attendees a complimentary mini-report to boost the employee wellbeing in their workplaces. If you're interested, contact founder Matthew Carlton who just needs to know some basic info about the size of your...
Employees with a mental health problem – support and resources
Supporting employees with a mental health problem can be a difficult time for both employer and employee, particularly if a member of staff has to take some time off work. Thankfully there are some fine resources freely available that can make managing this difficult...
Low cost workplace wellbeing: maintaining momentum
Employee wellbeing schemes often start strongly with a lot of enthusiasm from various parties, but they can tail off after a few months if they are not well maintained. Particularly if you’re implementing a low-cost workplace wellbeing scheme.For a small to medium...
Plants in the workplace – a simple wellbeing booster
Studies have shown that plants help reduce stress, enhance employee mood, boost productivity, and improve air quality. So it’s worth investing in some plants in the workplace to help enhance your employees’ wellbeing.Research from Norway provides some great evidence...
How to create a healthy workplace – January event
Join us, Business Clan and Thinking Alliance at our upcoming event You know that when your employees are in good physical and mental health, they are happier, more engaged and more productive. You may even have resolved to create a healthier workplace in 2019,...
British workers reject the traditional Christmas party in favour of wellbeing support
(The below is the press release we issued followed our recent small survey) New research from Shine Workplace Wellbeing finds that wellbeing is a priority for three quarters of workers Last year UK employers spent an average £86.44* per head on their staff Christmas...
Mental health for SMEs – an interview with Mad World
According to the Federation of Small Businesses, 60% of all private sector employment in the UK in 2017 was with small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). If the nation’s productivity is dependent on the wellbeing of our workforce, shouldn’t this therefore be top of...
Workplace Wellbeing event for SMEs – speaker presentations
Hi. The presentations from the recent workplace wellbeing event can be found below. Our presentation was image heavy with no text so hasn't been included here, but if you would like a copy please contact us via the details at the foot of the page. You can however...
A Healthy Workplace Award for one of our clients!
Our congratulations go to Retail IT - one of our first clients - after they were recognised as a Healthy Workplace at the Merton Best Business Awards last week. The Wimbledon-based retail tech firm came runner-up in the category, narrowly missing out to neighbouring...
Workplace Wellbeing for SMEs – Our Kingston event on October 16
Employee wellbeing policies are not just for multinational blue chip organisations. And our Workplace Wellbeing for SMEs event is designed to help decision makers at companies of those sizes find suitable ways to boost the health and happiness of their workforce. The...
Should you provide an employee wellbeing scheme to your staff?
I was recently interviewed about whether firms should have an employee wellbeing scheme for a London business magazine. Here is the article: Employee health and wellbeing schemes are perhaps thought to only exist in large corporations with an extensive HR budget, or...
What Michael Carrick’s ‘depression’ can teach us about managing with empathy
In a recent interview with the BBC, Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick revealed that he felt depressed while on international duty for England. “I’d been in the squad a long time and I’ll be honest, I was finding it hard going away with England….it was...
Mad World Forum – London, 9th October 2018
I recently found out about Mad World Forum, a conference aiming to eradicate stigma and spark a new era of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace'. The conference and exhibition takes place on October 9 at etc venues on London's Bishopgate and is Europe's only...
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