As the annual leave form gets submitted, and there is an increase in TV ads promoting children’s games, it is easy to get caught up with thoughts and planning about Christmas, our holiday, the finances, and the general feeling that yet another year is over. I realised that in the [...]
Last month, we wrote about the importance of organisations focusing on both engagement and wellbeing to enhance productivity: http://umbrella.org.nz/wellbeing-and-engagement-both-enhance-productivity/ We suggested that: more emphasis needs to be placed on wellbeing as a stronger contributing factor to optimal engagement and performance a more strategic approach is needed, where organisations co-ordinate the [...]
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act (2015), employers are well aware that they are required to take all practicable steps to prevent harm occurring to employees. The Act requires employers to adopt a systematic approach to identifying, assessing and controlling hazards at work. Since impairment can arise from [...]
It’s official. Research has confirmed what many of us already experience, that gardening is good for our wellbeing. Spring is springing, trees are taking on that beautiful green tinge, bulbs are starting to emerge from hibernation and, of course, so are the weeds. If you are already an avid [...]