This year the Family and Childcare Trust have changed the name of National Parent’s Week to National Family Friendly Week. This is the perfect opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the rewarding and tough job of managing a modern family. Employees Matter has a wide selection of family friendly seminars designed to support the families […]
Understanding and managing stress
Experiencing stress is normal and some pressure can drive you to achieve and to strive for success. However, if it becomes too much it can have a very negative impact on you. It affects you emotionally and physically and influences your thoughts and behaviour. To organise an Employees Matter seminar to help people understand and […]
How to work smarter not harder, and leave work on time!
Go home on time day is on the 24th of September and is part of National Work Life Balance Week. Thank you to Working Families UK for these great tips on improving the way you work so that you too can go home on time, not just on September 24 but all the time! How […]
National Work Life Balance week 2014 – what are you doing?
How are you improving your work life balance this year? What about that of your employees? Is your workplace successfully getting the best out of it’s people by giving them flexibility to manage their lives? A great way to change your life for the better is to take the time to focus on what’s important. […]
Is your work place mentally fit?
If you were not able to attend the Employees Matter Mental Health Awareness breakfast, here are some of the key recommendations and a bit more about the people who made them. Four ways to improve your organisation’s mental health – from those who know what makes the difference Employees Matter Mental Health Breakfast panel 1 […]
Why care about care?
Heard about care caps? Care accounts? Minimum threshold? You will do soon! Employees Matter speaker and care specialist, Lorna Easterbrook, explains how changes to the Care Act will affect your staff. From April 2015, the Care Act 2014 brings major changes to the system of accessing and paying for care and support for everyone over […]
Why bring your child to work?
The idea of your staff bringing their children into work for the day may fill you with horror but rest assured it can be one of the most enjoyed activities by both parents, other staff and children alike and most importantly does not require too much effort. Coming from the USA, Bring Your Daughter to […]
An invitation to put your staff’s mental health first
This event has been rescheduled for July 8 2014 If you would like to register for this event please contact us.
Food allergies – are you affected?
To mark National Allergy Awareness Week (April 28 – May 4) Employees Matter speaker, Christine Bailey, has contributed some well-needed wisdom on understanding and coping with allergies: Hidden food allergies or intolerance’s can play havoc with your health, find out the best way to spot them. Allergies are widespread and affect approximately one in four of […]
Flexibility – the key to good childcare in tough times
The current financial climate has affected the availability as well as the type of childcare in many homes. With many families now spending more on part-time childcare than they do on the mortgage, finding flexible and cost effective childcare has never been more important. When you add all the associated costs it is often far […]