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Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing

...change, including economic uncertainty, continuously evolving marketplace, rapid and disruptive pace of technology, and a multi-generational workforce. Coupled with the pandemic, these changes drive productivity and new business operating models, supporting innovation; delivery of business processes; virtual customers and suppliers; and virtual employee communication and...
Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...changing our brain structure and function. So, what is it about technology that is making many of us anxious and stressed? Here are what we think are the top 5 stressors: 1:Perpetual Distraction The persistent beeping, vibrating and flashing of notifications means that we are constantly distracted and driven to interrupt what we are doing to check our phones. Indeed, a UK...
Owen's Law: the case for written allergen information in every food business
Health, Sports & Psychology

Owen's Law: the case for written allergen information in every food business

...changes would be needed to prevent a similar tragedy in your own setting — whether that is at the dining table or behind the kitchen pass? Share your thoughts in the comments. Episode 2: Creating inclusive and safer dining spaces Knowing why the system fails is not enough. This episode explores what it looks like when it works — and how food businesses can get there....
Budget 2016: The Experts Respond
Society, Politics & Law

Budget 2016: The Experts Respond

...Changes to the small business rate relief will mean around 600,000 of the UK’s smallest businesses will pay no business rates in the future and increases in higher rate bands will reduce rates for around one in six of all UK businesses with employees. These changes make a welcome contribution to supporting micro-businesses across the UK’s high streets. Taking cost out...
Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland

...changed.) With websites dedicated to sex work such as ‘Onlyfans’ taking advantage of the workers by taking a significant portion of their income with no access to labour rights as they know there is little chance of pushback – especially while much of sex work is illegal.In order to find out how the argument between these two opposing groups and the lack of labour...
Supporting young trans people’s rights to health and happiness
Education & Development

Supporting young trans people’s rights to health and happiness

...Changing ideas of gender diversity Those concerned about Tavistock point to a steep rise in the number of children being referred for gender identity treatment, arguing that children and young people are being misled or coerced into a trans identity. The number of referrals certainly has risen significantly, although the total number is still extremely small. In 2019-20,...
Everyone Can Learn to Coach! Coaching with the OSCAR Model
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everyone Can Learn to Coach! Coaching with the OSCAR Model

...change or control them (i.e., displaying emotional intelligence.) Collaboration and facilitation – coaching is a reflective and collaborative process, with continuous discussion and negotiation between coach and coachee, facilitating positive changes in behaviour to meet the coachee’s goals (Lai and McDowall, 2014). The OSCAR model below will help. Qualities and...
Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Bernie Sanders be the next American President?

...change inside and outside of its territory. We must make America great again, in the words of Donald Trump. The Republican Party has been trying to slam the door on the openness to ideas, immigration, and other cultures which distinguished the early history of the USA, and which enabled it to participate in the creation of both the League of Nations and the United...