We recently wrote an article about achieving a better work-life balance in order to enjoy greater job satisfaction, productivity and mental health. The tips provided in this blog can be useful to just about anybody - but how do you go about encouraging a culture of positive work-life balance as a leader? Encouraging [...]
Why is a work-life balance so important? Achieving a good work-life balance is crucial to a healthy emotional wellbeing, job satisfaction and ultimately, productivity at work. In today's digital world it is all too easy to stay switched on at all times, checking emails when we get home and first thing in [...]
It can sometimes feel as if going to work is actually the worst way to get work done. You aren't the only one to feel like this and in today's 'Age of Distraction', it doesn't look like this is going to become any easier. Working in an office environment generally requires concentrating at [...]
It is good news for employers that the number of sick days taken on average by workers over the last 2 decades has actually decreased significantly. The 2016 estimate for working days lost due to sickness or injury in the UK is 137.3 million, which works out to be an average of 4.3 [...]
The working world has changed rather a lot in the UK compared to the way it was 20 years ago. In today's world, both employees and employers take greater care over achieving a sense of work-life balance and with the help of governmental changes, a flexible working option has now become a mainstay [...]
A huge amount of research has gone into employee engagement to date, showing that engaged employees are far less likely to leave their current employer, work more productively and take less sick days. We know this and we all strive to keep our employees highly motivated, engaging a range of tactics including team [...]
