Health and wellbeing

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• Type:

  How to

  How to support employees experiencing the menopause

  Practical guidance on supporting employees experiencing the menopause, including how symptoms can affect employees at work, managing absence and performance issues and ensuring that working conditions do not exacerbate menopausal symptoms.

• Date:

  16 December 2019

  Type:

  Case studies

  How OVO Energy launched a workplace ISA to help its employees get on the housing ladder

  OVO Energy talks to XpertHR about its approach to financial wellbeing and how it is helping its young workforce to save the money they need to buy their first house.

• Date:

  7 November 2019

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Webinar: Financial wellbeing

  In this webinar, employee benefits and pensions consultant Maggie Williams demystifies financial wellbeing.

• Date:

  28 October 2019

  Type:

  Case studies

  How BBA Aviation is supporting good mental health across its UK operation

  BBA Aviation talks to XpertHR about introducing an improved employee assistance scheme, appointing a network of trained mental health first-aiders, and training line managers to speak to their team if they spot signs of a mental health problem.

• Date:

  31 July 2019

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Menopause support in the police sector

  We look at how the menopause can affect women working in the police sector and some of the initiatives that are being taken to support them.

• Type:

  Survey analysis

  Managing mental health: XpertHR survey 2019

  XpertHR's survey explores the steps taken by employers to manage mental health in the workplace, the role of line managers and the emerging use of mental health first-aiders.

• Date:

  3 July 2019

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Webinar: How to promote good mental health

  Uxshely Chotai, a qualified lawyer, psychotherapist and trainer who delivers mental health training with byrne-dean, discusses the practical steps that a line manager can take to create a working environment that is conducive to good mental health.

• Date:

  24 June 2019

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Medicinal cannabis: what HR needs to know

  Although the prescription of medicinal cannabis products is not yet widespread in the UK, employers need to be aware of the legal framework concerning its use. Charles Wynn-Evans examines the the HR and legal issues.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Menopause policy

  A model policy to set out the rights of staff affected by menopausal symptoms and explain the support available to them.

• Type:

  Tasks

  Introduce and manage mental health first-aiders in your organisation