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Equal Pay Vs. Equitable Pay: What Do Employers Need to Know
Equal Pay Day comes around every year to shed light on the fact that pay disparities are still very much present – women working full-time in the US are still only paid 83% of what men earn for the same job. But for employers to successfully address pay disparity, they first must understand the differences […]
‘Go With Your Gut’: How Physical and Mental Wellbeing are Impacted by What We Eat and Drink
Global Prebiotics Week is an important reminder that what we eat and drink play a huge part in both our physical and mental wellbeing. There is a wealth of information available to us today to inform how our bodies and minds work best, and what we can do to keep ourselves healthy. Admittedly some of […]
Looking for Fresh Talent? Here’s Why Offering an Internship is a Great Option!
The skills shortage is becoming an increasing concern amongst many organizations. Recent data from McKinsey has found that 87% of companies either have or expect to have a skill gap in the next few years. One way of tackling (or preventing) this issue is by looking at onboarding those younger workers who are active in […]
Challenging the Taboos Around Eating Disorders in the Workplace
Eating disorders can be a very taboo topic that have a lot of incorrect connotations, and because of this, many employers may not consider them to be a cause for concern in the workplace. But the reality of eating disorders is that they affect around 1.25 million people in the UK, and almost 30 million […]
Once Upon a Time in HR…
By Brittany Burton and Victoria Sprenger Once upon a time, three young women found themselves struggling at work. Tired, isolated, and cold, the three were in need of support from their employers during these trying times: “Burnout Beauty” The first of our tales follows a young professional named Aurora. In wake of her company’s compensation […]
Rise and Grind: Should Napping at Work be a Wellbeing Strategy?
Napping at work is not a new phenomenon. 42.7% of US employees have admitted that they regularly nap at work, and a separate study found that the average remote-working Briton was taking three lunchtime naps per week. This aligns well with results from our own poll, which found that 66% of respondents were either already […]
Employers! It’s Time to Talk About Time
Time and time again, the hours in the day can prove to be elusive. Many of us may find ourselves asking, where did the time go? when we look up from our desk and suddenly see that the sky has darkened. What’s interesting about this is, a lot of employees are now much more aware […]
Is Dissociation at Work on the Rise?
Dissociation is a way the mind copes with stress – and it is a way more common problem than most employers think, with up with to 75% of people experiencing a dissociative episode at some point. In fact, even if you have never heard of dissociation, you will almost certainly have seen its impact on […]
Are Employers Flying Blind When it Comes to Mental Health?
Recently, I was out with a friend, and she mentioned how she hadn’t been into work that day. I asked her why she didn’t go, and she told me, “I just wasn’t having a good mental health day, so I called in sick.” When I asked if she’d told them the truth about her mental […]
Are Managers Undermining Themselves by Laughter Padding?
Managers who know when to have a laugh and not take themselves too seriously tend to be some of the best. Their joie de vivre makes for a happy workplace and fosters healthy relationships with their team. We will all have experienced occasions, however, when a manager has inappropriately bookended a far from light-hearted message […]
No More Non-Competes? This is Why Employers Shouldn’t Panic
At the beginning of January, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new law that would ban the use of non-compete clauses, as well as rescind any previously signed agreements. This may seem like a drastic change – especially with nearly a third (31.8%) of employers making all their employees sign a non-compete – but the banning of these clauses […]
Coming Out at Work: The Closet with a Revolving Door
Let me ask you something – if you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community, how many times have you had to ‘come out of the closet’? The answer will always – always – be more than once. But why is that? It might be a common misconception that once a person ‘comes out’ it’s […]
