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SPIKE in workplace education courses amid ‘Pingdemic’

In recent days there has been plenty of push back from employees in regards to returning to work and their legal rights

For some, the work-life balance has been positive when able to work from home and spend a portion of time in the office. 

Although, even when comfortably at home, there are issues around employees not being seen by their peers and therefore not able to see struggles or mental health states that are arising in some people who are working from home.

Unsurprisingly, there has been a spike in people searching for ways to cope at home. Google search trends show a 400% increase for searches on ā€˜5 steps to wellbeingā€™ in the last month alone, which could be seen as a testament to how many people are really struggling.

Equally, specialists in health & safety have seen a huge increase in interest for their wellbeing and stress awareness courses, with businesses investing in coaching and training professionals to spot and manage employees in the workplace who may need help and guidance.

Nick Higginson, Managing Director at Phoenix Health and Safety said: 

ā€œWellbeing in the workplace is more important than itā€™s ever been, employers are responsible for protecting the mental health of their employees and this includes stress associated with work and continuously working from home. 

The past twelve months have brought to the forefront the importance of mental health awareness in the workplace. There has been a spike in businesses approaching Phoenix Health & Safety to train their employees and HR professionals in our new ā€˜working with wellbeingā€™ and ā€˜stress awarenessā€™ courses, to ensure they can correctly support their employees.

There is a cost to mental health problems in the workplace and it has been proven that businesses that take a proactive approach to employee wellbeing outperform those that donā€™t.

Our wellbeing qualification and stress awareness course educate employers of their responsibility to employees’ mental health, and how they can measure the effectiveness of wellbeing in the workplace. The practical initiatives taught in the courses will teach how to spot stress in others and offer many solutions on how to improve worker wellbeing, especially now that more of us are working from home on a more permanent basis.ā€

With such a high demand, Phoenix Health & Safety are now offering a new course, ā€˜working with wellbeingā€™ which is provided by NEBOSH and can support employers in improving staff turnover, increasing employee satisfaction and overall productivity. 

NEBOSH Chief Operating Officer, Dee Arp, said: 

ā€œOur new course will give managers the know-how, skills and practical interventions to support the overall wellbeing of their people, for the benefit of colleagues and businesses.

ā€œThe wellbeing responsibilities of employers has been a hot topic over the past year. People who are well are typically more resilient to change and adversity. Thatā€™s not to say people are expected to be infallible but that by having effective wellbeing support, employees can better cope with significant and unusual situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic we are currently experiencing.ā€


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