World Mental Health Day can open up useful conversations. What happens afterwards is your chance to turn those conversations into something your team can feel in their working day. Imagine if someone shared an idea, asked for support or told you something needed to change. A few weeks later, they Read more…
Hello there! 👋 If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably raised an eyebrow or two at the whole affirmation thing. It might seem a bit too “out there,” like something you’d find in a new-age shop next to the crystals and incense. But hold on to your hats! 🎩 There’s Read more…
World Wellbeing Week 2021! World Wellbeing Week provides a great opportunity to talk about all things well-being (which we love to do!) We have certainly all been challenged over the past year when it comes to our mental and physical wellbeing. Staying at home and not being able to take Read more…
We love talking about mental health. Full stop. Awareness days and weeks are a fantastic way to bring a subject to the forefront of people’s minds, workplaces and communities. It gives us an opportunity to educate, celebrate and promote really vital topics, like mental health at work. Plenty of valuable Read more…
First Aid Training in a safe and Covid-secure way We have been providing our first aid training courses under government guidelines and strict risk assessments. The HSE also states that first aid training remains essential, with our trainers and delegates able to train face-to-face for work purposes. First Aid training Read more…
Updated 9 November 2020 Furlough (Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme) was introduced back in March of this year to prevent mass redundancies by allowing those that cannot do their jobs, either because their normal workplace is closed or there is no longer work available for them, to have their wages subsidised. Read more…
On average, we spend a third of our life working, that’s 90,000 hours over a lifetime. So it makes sense that our workplaces are happy ones, right? Even if your ‘new normal’ is working from home, it still applies that the work interactions you have are important to feeling happiness Read more…
Be Empowered mental health training has now merged with SkillBase First Aid to bring you excellent and engaging training across a range of both physical and mental health courses. Our strong belief in the parity of esteem between mental and physical health is becoming a reality and we are Read more…