Newsletter #40 – November 2025

·        Hear more about job crafting in our latest Evolve podcast: Job crafting for people with health conditions and disabilities

·        Join the employer information sessions:

o   4 November, 11-12pm | Joining link

o   25 November, 12-1pm | Joining link

·        Visit the website for information: WISHES: Workplace Intervention for Sustainable Health and Employment Support

·        To schedule a quick online meeting with the team please email sarah.dauncey@strath.ac.uk and h.fitzhugh@uea.ac.uk and let us know where you heard of the project.

A major six-year study from our friends at the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) at Warwick Business School revealed that while mental health challenges in English workplaces are widespread and increasing, employer adoption of supportive practices has stalled and is now at its lowest level since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The study involved longitudinal research, carried out between 2020-2025, consisting of employer surveys, in-depth interviews with managers, an employee survey and case study research. It was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), building on initial research funded by the Midlands Engine.

Mental Health and Wellbeing final report

–        Dr Helen Fitzhugh, Dr Ritchie Woodard and Prof Kevin Daniels will have a stand for Evolve at the CIPD annual conference – for the first time! Come and meet us at stand E48: Homepage – CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition

–        Prof Kevin Daniels will be at the British Association for Supported Employment Annual Conference, 17^th and 18^th November at Wembley Stadium: The British Association of Supported Employment

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In this section we compile other evidence-informed links to pieces on workplace wellbeing that we have found interesting. The following are not produced by the Evolve Workplace Wellbeing team.

–        Creating Inclusive Workplaces for Academics with Energy Limiting Conditions Tickets, Mon 24 Nov 2025 at 14:00 | Eventbrite

–        Call for evidence from employers and more – 10 Year Workforce Plan – GOV.UK

–        ACAS – festive blues – how to support employee mental health

–        Guardian – UK to lose 600,000 workers to illness