Wellbeing Washing? Removing the spin for healthier workplaces
The links between productivity, ‘good work’ and duty of care have heightened focus on mental, physical and financial wellbeing. But how much of employer initiatives is rhetoric? Can we do more to create truly healthy workplaces? Ruth Holmes reports.
August and September are key moments in the global mobility lifecycle. Historically, it’s when most planned moves happen, families settle into new environments, assignees transfer into new roles, and younger family members join new school communities.
These Q3 months also lead to a cluster of annual national and global events in Q4 that put workplace mental health and wellbeing in the spotlight. Among them are the UK’s National Work-Life Balance Week (7–13 October), World Mental Health Day (10 October), Menopause Awareness Week (11–18 October) and International Men’s Day on 19 November, which focuses this year on men’s health champions.
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This article is taken from the Autumn 2024 issue of