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More women working
full time and retiring
later, 23 January
In the three months to
November 2019 126,000
more women reportedly
worked full time compared to
the previous quarter. The
number of women working full
time is now at a record high of
9.26 million.
I don’t think that the challenge is
about women working full time
and retiring later. The real issue
is that we have such a high
percentage of families where both
parents need to work full time,
and we are allowing a generation
of kids to be raised without
sufficient engagement and
interaction from their parents
(whether mother or father).
Throw in the ease of ‘digital
babysitting’ from Snapchat,
Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc,
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The number of women working f full time is at a record high
and you have all the makings
of a potential future mental
health crisis.
Phil Sproston
I would also hope that some of
those women are enjoying their
work and still making a fantastic
contribution. If they are working
because they feel forced to
economically then of course that
is sad, but it is also a success that
more women are working and
getting closer to equality. I
suppose it all depends on the lens
in which you read the article and
the stories behind the individuals.
Lucy Barkas
Young people most
vulnerable to poor
mental health at work,
22 January
17.2% of employees aged
18 to 20 suffered from
depression and 53.3% had a
problem with sleep.
If this is the case for young
people in work what is the
incidence for young people
without work or the prospect of
work? Young people from families
receiving Universal Credit and
other benefits where the DWP
enforces stringent rules and
procedures that only worsen
the mental health of parents and
their children.
Duncan Aitkins
Why love matters
in organisations,
January HR
Love tends not to be
encouraged in the workplace
– but encouraging love
(not the romantic or religious
kind) could make employees
much happier and more
productive.
Interesting research. In The Social
Organization I write about love as
the most advanced form of
relationship and contributor to
social capital. We don’t have to
focus on love, but we should
absolutely be thinking about the
qualities of our own and our
people’s relationships throughout
our organisations. These tend to
be so full of unproductive
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@gwinniejones
Effective leadership
development programmes
also sadly lacking. Senior
leaders often feeling they
don’t need it
@HR_Gem
I think we have all worked
with managers who see what
we do as lacking in value,
getting in the way etc. In my
own experience often these
are the managers people
don’t enjoy working for too
@TheTCMGroup
Good advice from
@MHFAEngland in this
article in @hrmagazine.
Rethinking the way con ict
is managed can also make
a major contribution
to building mentallyhealthy
workplaces
@RethinkCake
Great to see workplace
#cakeculture being
recognised as a #health
problem. There ARE solutions!
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