http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.ukCorecare Blog http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/living-well-clinical-directors-report/19671Each year the Clinical Director’s report takes a particular area of our work and focusses more closely on it. Although our customers receive regular Management Information and Analysis the Clinical Director’s report allows us to take a global perspective and explore some of the themes across all of our business. This year the report has drilled down into the Counselling we provide, looking at the evidence to consider whether what we do is...31/01/2012 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/living-well-money-too-tight-to-mention/16157The government has withdrawn funding from the Financial Inclusion Fund, with the result that up to 500 debt advisers will be made redundant.  This comes at a time when people across the nation are experiencing the toughest economic squeeze in living memory, the Citizens’ Advice Bureau says it is overwhelmed with debt enquiries, the Money Advice Trust anticipates a 15% increase in people seeking help for debt problems and advertisements have...01/02/2011 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/living-well-remaining-resilient-during/16015Many people use the end of the year and the beginning of the New Year as an opportunity to review and audit their own life and in particular the balance and integration of work and non-work life.  For some, it is a painful process; as 2010 draws to a close, now is a good time to take stock and ensure that there are no nasty surprises or threats lurking. One of the greatest threats is burn-out.  Although it is a term that is often particularly...20/12/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/working-well-the-big-debate-december-2010/15994With the arrival of Christmas, some businesses are once again having to decide when to open and when to close.  Obviously there are a number of exceptions, where ‘business as usual’ has to be the mantra. However, for many there is a decision to make.  Should the entire week incorporating Christmas and New Year be a shut-down, a holiday for all, or should only the Bank Holidays be acknowledged with the other days being normal working days? One...09/12/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/working-well-week-commencing-november-15th/15900With a theme of Working Together, much of the focus is on children and the problems of bullying at school.  Sadly, we know that bullying lives beyond childhood and is found at work too.  CIPD research shows that 10% of employees say they have been bullied or harassed at work; in some parts of the public sector that figure doubles. As we continue to feel the effects of the economic downturn, and the Comprehensive Spending Review starts to bite...12/11/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/working-well-stress-awareness-day/15827On Wednesday 3 November it is National Stress Awareness Day. At a time when the global economic downturn is impacting on so many people, it is perhaps not surprising to find that stress is in the headlines. People are being offered no respite; the Comprehensive Spending Review cuts are tabled to impact over the next four to five years so that there is a perception that we are being offered short-term pain for long-term pain. For employees, the...01/11/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/working-well-rebellious-talent-how-do/15679Wayne Rooney, one of the world’s most gifted footballers, went public recently about his grievances with Manchester United and stated his intention to leave.  Amongst the many questions raised there is a significant one for business in the UK – How do you manage talent, especially when it is disengaged? And what practical support do you provide to managers? With Rooney there was a lot of focus on the money – how much he would earn, what his...25/10/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/working-well-employee-assistance/15661For some years now, there has been a much greater appreciation of the importance of individual wellbeing, and the role organisation's can play to support wellness in it's fullest sense. The commercial impertives regarding increased productivity and engagement are well documented. But just how are Employee Assistance Programme Providers responding? Kevin Friery shares his views this week, via a short podcast examining the emerging role that EAP...21/10/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/living-well-the-importance-of/15518The rescue of the Chilean miners – Los 33 – has been followed closely on a global scale. It is so rare that a tragedy turns into such a stunning success story, one which naturally has generated a wealth of emotions. Much is being written now about how the 33 will respond psychologically to their rescue and their new-found fame; they have moved from being private individuals to global figures, and this can come at an emotional price. It is...14/10/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/working-well-how-do-you-attract-grow-and/15289How do you attract, grow and retain talent? In a recent report, PricewaterhouseCooper said that the cost to UK Plc of not retaining talented employee stands at about £42bn per annum.  The study also said that the annual UK employee resignation rate stood at 10.4% of employees, significantly higher than 7% in the US and 5% in both France and Germany. Given that people are attracted to a job by the transactional components (salary...05/10/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/working-well-support-for-managers/14725Concerns about wellbeing, stress in the workplace and the subsequent impact on productivity used to be contained within specialist HR, Occ Pyschology and management press, but today, it's appeal is widening. Newsfeeds continue unabated and issues that face employees and employers alike are now under national scrutiny.  One of the key issues is how to support Line Managers to become better equipped at spotting signs of stress among their team...16/09/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/working-well-clinical-excellence-podcast/14282Clinical Supervision is a critical component of every counselling intervention. In our latest Podcast, Clinical Director Kevin Friery describes the business benefits for employers, highlighting what to look for in terms of counselling supervision when selecting an Employee Assistance Programme provider.  Click here to download Podcast. 01/09/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/working-well-clinical-director-blog/14291There is a powerful political will to change the way we view employment and the employer / employee deal.  We are already reading that employers are confused about some developments – the Fit Note in particular seems to have experienced a mixed reception. However, employers can expect and should prepare for further change. Single Parents are set to become one group of people who will be greatly affected by forthcoming changes.  It has been...01/09/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/working-well-new-survey-suggests-stress/13755An increasing number of employees are seeking help during the economic downturn and, as a result, the role of employee assistance programmes has once again come into the spotlight. According to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy's (BACP) 2010 Attitudes to Counselling and Psychotherapy survey, 54% want their employer to provide a confidential counselling service to enable to them to deal with the effects of the recession. ...04/08/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/working-well-employee-tribunals-on-the/13046The Tribunals Service has just published its Annual Report; it shows a 56% increase in Employment Tribunals between 2008/9 and 2009/10. Apart from sex discrimination, most other categories have increased, breach of contract is up by over 30% and working time claims are significantly up. In tough economic times, employers and employees alike face difficult decisions .  When everybody is trying to achieve more with fewer resources, we can only...09/07/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/working-well-the-impact-of-long-term/12334For a long time now, organisations have been examining ways to combat the impact that long term mental health issues have in the workplace. The change in government hasn't just meant a new agenda regarding the budget deficit. It brings with it a discrete change in the way in which individuals and organisations recognise, and response to long term mental health problems.  We believe that organisations can take a proactive response to managing...23/06/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/working-well-scrapping-of-compulsory/12033The UK Government has signalled its intention to scrap compulsory retirement rules.  The response to a poll conducted by Right Corecare shows that many people are not sure whether this is a good or a bad thing, and opinions are also divided in society as a whole. So this month, we take a look at both sides of the debate, and provide an overview of the views so far.... It's a good idea... The Argument: It makes no sense to fix an arbitrary...18/06/2010 http://wellness.rightmanagement.co.uk/blog/living-well-one-in-three-employees-dont/12045Right Management surveyed over 100 senior human resource professionals. The survey asked: Is your workforce able to adapt to change and increase their effectiveness on the job? Results were as follows: 31% - No, employee engagement and productivity are a major risk 43% - Somewhat, our workforce gets the job done, but morale suffers 26% - Yes, our workforce is very agile and responds to new challenges If we asked the same...18/06/2010