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16 November 2023Guest blog by Faye Chappell, Workforce Development Coach
People are often promoted into leadership positions because they are high performing and not necessarily because they want to become leaders. The transition to a...
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20 October 2023Guest blog by Jenny Barrett, Wellbeing HR Manager at RSPB
“Your organisation is just about running bird reserves, isn’t it? Surely that is good for people’s wellbeing?” This was the reaction of a friend when I was appointed in December 2022 to the new role of...
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16 October 2023Work in HR, Wellbeing, Employee assistance or responsible for workplace health?
SOM is delighted to launch Professional Partner Membership, to keep you up to date with the latest workplace health resources and guidance – from mental health...
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25 September 2023SOM has today released the first in-depth study into the impact of ill-health on the UK’s working population, “...
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22 September 2023SOM and COHPA thank everyone involved, from the Federation of Small Businesses to the Department of Health and Social Care and Department for Work and Pensions, SOM and COHPA members and Occupational Health Companies who marked the event.
An increased focus on workplace health has...
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21 September 2023
Guest blog for Occupational Health Awareness Week 2023 - by Louis Taylor, Consulting Business Psychologist
Neurodiversity refers to the different ways in which a person's brain processes information. According to...
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20 September 2023Guest blog for Occupational Health Awareness Week 2023 - by Janet O'Neill, NSOH
Awareness weeks bring attention to important subjects; a fresh day approach, creating a platform to educate and inform. Occupational health (OH) is a subject of rising importance with...
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19 September 2023Guest blog for Occupational Health Awareness Week 2023 - by Victoria Field, SME business director for PAM OH
Access to occupational health can reduce sickness absence and staff replacement costs. ...
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18 September 2023Occupational Health Awareness Week - 18-24th September - focuses on helping small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) access information they need to keep their staff healthy and productive at work.
The connection between good health and productive workplaces has never been more...
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23 August 2023
Guest blog by Jane van Zyl, Chief Executive at Working Families
Our research found that three quarters of UK parents and carers are working additional hours, and a fifth of them say it is...