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We are delighted to be partnering with Employee Benefits Live at Olympia for the second year running. Europe’s largest dedicated reward & benefits event is taking place on Tuesday 11th & Wednesday 12th October 2016 and we would love to see you there! Please visit Xhilarate in the Retreat Room to relax and recharge with […]

Workplace happiness and wellbeing is a hot topic right now – as seventeen million search results in Google will testify – and there are 1000s of wellbeing ‘solutions’ being offered to companies, from yoga sessions to paintball days. More sensibly, conferences like Wellbeing at Work are putting mental health right at the top of the agenda and […]

Even on your best, most organized days, it’s often difficult to handle stress and stay calm at work. With looming deadlines, a record-breakingly full inbox, and your boss popping up out of nowhere, it can feel like stressing out is the only option. Same goes for that terrible, exhausted, burnt out feeling, which has totally become the […]

Nearly two-thirds (63%) of UK respondents say managing employee stress and mental health issues is their top priority, according to research by Aon Employee Benefits. Its 2016 EMEA health survey, which surveyed 500 HR directors and risk managers across 22 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), also found that 93% of UK respondents say that they […]

“Choose a job you love, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life,” Confucius declared. Admittedly, even the great Chinese philosopher might have found some modern jobs hard to love; increasingly, however, employers across the UK are discovering that there is sound business sense behind fostering a culture of joy in every […]

Mental health is one of the last remaining taboos in the workplace. Yet one in six workers in the U.K. experience depression, anxiety or stress which is a significant portion of the workforce. It also appears as if attitudes towards mental health in the workplace remain in the dark ages: 56% of employers say they […]

Summertime and the living’s easy … and for many businesses that means a productivity drop. Here are five ways to beat the summer slump. Summer means vacations, cookouts, the beach, the pool, high temperatures and, for many organizations, plummeting productivity. How can you take advantage of the season while still maintaining your workload? Chris Battles, […]

Ask most managers what their top priorities are for their direct reports and I would be hugely surprised if the word ‘happiness’ appeared anywhere on a list littered with words like ‘productivity’, ‘creativity’ ‘target-orientated’, ‘efficient’ etc. But we are now interested in the idea of happiness at work (and in society) and there is a […]

Just under half (47%) of UK respondents would prefer to have a better benefits package which included income protection than accept higher wages, according to research by Zurich and the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. The 2016 Income protection gaps: challenge and opportunity report, which surveyed 11,000 people from 11 different countries, also found that only 19% of UK […]

“Stress is the trash of modern life–we all generate it, but if you don’t dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.” Danzae Pace, author If you consider a 50-year career, working an average of 39.2 hours a week, an average person will spend 92,120 hours of their life working. As […]

Happy employees are more productive at work, according to a new study by health and performance experts Global Corporate Challenge (GCC). The GCC Insights report found the link after surveying employees from 500 organizations in 70 countries. The findings confirm the role emotions play in business, and that happiness is critical for productivity and talent […]

Google “How to be happier” and, before you’re even finished typing, “How to be happier at work” is the first suggestion to pop up. Happiness at work is evidently on a lot of people’s minds, considering that search term’s popularity on Google, a company that just so happens to employ a chief happiness officer. (Check out his business […]