Umbrella partnered with a specific business unit operating in a fierce market with significant adversity for the employees, their clients and the industry. The goal of the initiative was to support individuals and teams to increase resilience and manage stress successfully at home and work. Following a detailed assessment [...]
These ideas were originally presented at The Corporate Health and Wellbeing Summit in Auckland March 2019 by our CE Gaynor Parkin A truly successful wellbeing strategy and culture requires engagement from everyone within the organisation. Whether you sit at board level or on the front line, your need to [...]
Written by Alannah Casey Given our area of work, we often meet and support people who are really struggling in their lives, yet do not meet criteria for a mental illness such as depression. Despite the absence of a diagnosis, these individuals don’t experience life as fulfilling, satisfying or [...]
Guidance from WorkSafe New Zealand regarding the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 highlights that organisations hold a duty of care to monitor the health of their employees and to “identify potential signs of potential harm to their health”. We might think that this only applies to risks to physical [...]