The Importance of Employee Wellbeing and Mental Health in the Workplace
Did you know that around 1 in 7 people experience mental health problems in the workplace? (1). Employee wellbeing should be a top priority for employers. There are too many instances where talented employees are suffering from mental health challenges that impact their performance at work, and potentially result in them leaving their job. At Sereniti, we’re keen advocates for helping businesses start wellbeing programmes, learn more about wellness in the workplace, and help their employees through their challenges.
What does wellbeing at work mean?
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Why It’s a Good Idea to Update Your Employee Contracts
When was the last time you gave your employee contracts a check-up? With laws and regulations changing often, it’s super important for your business to keep those contracts fresh and up-to-date. We sat down with our team to answer some common questions about employee contracts.
How often should employee contracts be reviewed and updated?
Ideally, your employee contracts should undergo an annual review to ensure they align to current legislation and the company’s needs. There’s no strict requirement for contracts to be reissued, we recommend reissuing them when you ...
The Importance of Investing in Training and Development
Investing in your team has many benefits both for the employee and your company. Not only does it improve employee satisfaction and retention, but it can improve your company’s reputation as a whole. Read on to learn why you should invest in training and development.
Improve Employee Performance & Productivity
Industries, now more than ever, are constantly changing and evolving meaning companies that don’t invest in training can often be left behind. Ensuring your employees are properly trained can improve their performance and the overall productivity of your ...
How to Sustain Good Mental Health in the Workplace
Today, more than ever, workplaces should focus on supporting and working with any employees that suffer from mental health conditions. Creating a positive workplace with a clear structure and support system can not only help those with pre-existing mental health issues but also ensure that work-related stress issues are avoided where possible.
Spotting the signs
There are general ways to recognise the signs of stress and mental health issues within the workplace which can include; workers appearing anxious and nervous, assessing whether your staff are over-burdened or ...
5 steps for successful personal career planning
Outline Objectives
When outlining what career opportunities are available to you, objectives can be an efficient way of determining what is needed to meet your ideal career. These objectives can be as little or as large as is needed for your career. For example, if you want to own your own business or become the head of a department within a successful business then you may need to get a degree within that field. Smaller objectives could be things like experience within that industry or an understanding of particular software.
Set Goals
Goals and objectives go hand in ...
Benefits of personal development programmes
Personal development is essential for those looking to improve their skills and abilities within a role or to progress towards a role. Whilst personal development has been used heavily to develop careers, it is also used to improve life skills and inspire people to strive to reach their goals, whether this is to apply for a new job or network more outside of work.
Clear goals
Personal development programmes can be used to outline clear, practical goals that you can strive towards. Whilst these goals will be achievable, they will be stretching to challenge yourself and ...
