About this tool This new evidence-based guide aims to help organisational leaders and HR / wellbeing practitioners to improve their approach to employee wellbeing and achieve performance returns by building authenticity for wellbeing. Created by Dr Rachel Nayani (University of East Anglia) and Dr Marijana Baric (Anglia Ruskin University), it is based on an academic …
Public-facing work (frontline work) received a shock during the COVID-19 pandemic that has not yet left us. Some employees moved away from retail, hospitality, care, tourism and charities for good or started to rethink their priorities in public-facing roles. This caused a recruitment and retention crisis that is still ongoing. Yet there are those companies, …
Despite increased attention to student mental health in the media and within institutions, the wellbeing of postgraduate research (PGR) students can be overlooked. PGR students are often at greater risk of mental health problems and the PGR experience is normalised as one that is expected to be stressful. A growing body of research and evidence …
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New research from the Evolve Workplace Wellbeing research team (including researchers from the University of East Anglia, Swansea University, University of Liverpool and University of Sheffield) sheds light on links between unemployment and poor wellbeing, demonstrating why creating good quality, sustainable jobs is crucial to people’s wellbeing. The team investigated the impact of unemployment on …
The Good Jobs Project has been an evolving process of research and public engagement on how to create a good experience of work for people in frontline (public-facing) roles – such as retail, hospitality, care, tourism and charities. The project identified and made insight resources on ‘4 boosts for frontline workers’ (available on this site). …
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Welcome! New Call for Research Participants! Are you a manager in a UK organisation (business, public, voluntary sector all welcome)? We are looking to recruit around 25 managers to speak with us for 45 mins to 1hr in Nov / Dec / Jan about their decision-making around workplace wellbeing. In honour of each participating manager’s …
Welcome to the Evolve Workplace Wellbeing newsletter – October 2023 Evolve Network now open to new participants! Want to keep up to date with workplace wellbeing research insight and have the chance to discuss your highs and lows with other enthusiastic practitioners trying to improve workplace wellbeing? Join our Evolve Workplace Wellbeing Network for: · …
Welcome to the Evolve Workplace Wellbeing newsletter – September 2023 Evolve Evaluation Report and Next Steps A big thank you to everyone who took part in our evaluation over the spring and summer! We were delighted by the overwhelmingly positive feedback. We also have some excellent ideas for how to take the toolkit / our …
PrOPEL Hub is back! Don’t miss out on new events and resources…. Strathclyde Business School’s Scottish Centre for Employment Research (SCER) and partners, including the University of East Anglia’s Workplace Wellbeing team have been awarded £400,000 by UK Research and Innovation/ESRC to take forward additional work. PrOPEL Hub’s impressive track record has seen more 3,000 business …
Welcome to the Evolve Workplace Wellbeing newsletter – July 2023 Living well in a digital world – what does it mean for wellbeing at work? Our Evolve colleague, Senior Analyst Will Phillips from RAND Europe, participated in a ‘Gaitherin’ in Scotland about how we live well in a digital world. One of the key areas …
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