Furlough – an opportunity for learning
As we are nearing one week into our Tier 5 lockdown and many businesses are having or have had to re-Furlough employees, it’s perhaps yet another chance to step back and take stock. A significant proportion of the working population are again Furloughed and now have some additional time on their hands. For many families, this spare time is being redirected towards home-schooling children, but for others, they may already be feeling the harmful effects of loss of structure, purpose, and...
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Mind Matters is delighted to announce a new partnership with the charity PTSD at Work. Set up by Nathan Bowen after his own traumatic experience of assault in 2017 and the impact this had on his career and working life, the charity aims to support employers in supporting employees who are experiencing trauma related symptoms or who may have a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Key to the charity’s support will be training for workplaces in PTSD and other mental health difficulties....
Read MoreDefinition of disability – an explanation of the terms, By Pers Ltd
Disability is defined in the Equality Act 2010 as ‘a physical or mental impairment’ that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ adverse effect on your ability to do ‘normal daily activities.’ In this blog, we explain what these terms mean. ‘Substantial’ ‘Substantial’ means more than minor or trivial. An example would be taking longer to complete a daily task such as washing, dressing or eating. For more information and examples of ‘substantial’ see this CAB website. This...
Read MoreToil & Trouble: Is work good for you? By Jane McNeice
Despite the ‘finished shift’ or ‘Friday feeling’, or indeed our thorough appreciation of an early ‘clock off’, or time off work for holidays and weekends (for those who have weekends off work that is) how often do you stop to consider whether your work or occupation does or doesn’t make you happy, or whether work or not working is actually good or bad for your health? We often give due consideration to nutrition, diet, weight, exercise, alcohol consumption, smoking, and other...
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