Employee Assistance Programmes

We’ve talked a lot in previous blog posts about how employers have a vital role to play in supporting their employees’ mental health and wellbeing. Whether it’s ensuring good mental health at work, supporting requests for flexible working or granting compassionate...

Adoption Leave

A couple of years ago, we wrote a blog post about parental leave (which you can read here) and we included a couple of lines in it about adoption leave. But because it’s an important subject, we thought it would be interesting to look at it on its own. Adoption leave...

Another year comes to a close

There are just a couple of weeks left of 2024 and it’s been another eventful year. It’s been one of change but then we’ve got used to that recently so perhaps that’s no surprise. So just as it’s nearly time for presents, turkey and Father Christmas, it’s time for our...

Supporting good mental health at work

Recently, the conversation around mental health has become much more open, with many high-profile people sharing their experiences but the subject remains hidden in some workplaces. Balancing work and home responsibilities can be very stressful but addressing mental...

Budget Day review

The long-awaited Budget Day is finally here; the first from the new Labour government and the first ever delivered by a female Chancellor of the Exchequer. Some of the measures in the speech today had already been announced but there were nevertheless some surprises...