“Work-related stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 40% of work-related ill health” – Ruth Sutherland, CEO, Samaritans
To mark National Stress Awareness Day, we spoke with Ruth Sutherland, CEO, Samaritans to get her opinion about stress and mental ill health within society today, and what obstacles people still face in 2018.
Supporting employees with disabilities
Almost four million people employed in the UK have a disability. That equates to nearly 12% of the workforce, according to ONS data. Yet, disabilities are still misunderstood and not properly supported in the workplace.
How can we change this? Read more below.
Recruiting issues throughout the Christmas period
What are the core challenges when recruiting over the Christmas period? Operations Director, Pete Taylor at Encore discusses the issue of the having to hire more staff around this time of year and what agencies can do to tackle it.
Rewiring leadership with Josh Bersin
Josh Bersin, the world-renowned industry analyst and founder of Bersin by Deloitte, took the time to speak with HRD Connect about the impending HR trends to be mindful of. These include why payment systems are entirely out of date and in need of serious modernisation; the core generational differences between global workforces; and the fundamental skills we will need for most future roles as we enter a new, digitally-disrupted world of world.
“Everything in our consumer lives is making our world easier, simpler and more curated. We need the same thing to happen in the workplace.” – Josh Bersin
Read our exclusive interview with Josh Bersin below.
