Businesses spared COVID damage should prepare themselves and their employees to be affected by Brexit.
A review revealed the UK is heading for its worst annual decline in GDP due to the pandemic. Although a deal to leave the EU has been agreed, uncertainty still looms.
There are a small minority of industries who have so far survived the pandemic relatively unscathed. However, they may still be affected by Brexit, despite a deal having been agreed.
The deal was hastily secured just before Christmas, but it remains unclear exactly what it entails. Sectors such as manufacturing, financial services and agriculture could still face job losses as their output will be hit hardest.
Employers would do well to prepare themselves and their employees for these difficulties as the uncertainty can cause mental health and wellbeing issues with staff. Also, it’s not just the way businesses function that could be affected. Individuals will be affected by issues such as the cost of food rising, and this stress can impact their working lives.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) says more than 11 million working days are lost per year, due to stress. in the UK.
How we can help
UK employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by doing a stress risk assessment and acting on it.
We offer a solution for employers whose staff are experiencing difficulties. Our De-stress Energy Programme is one of the key services we provide.
Employers have a greater responsibility to proactively demonstrate mindfulness for their staff’s wellbeing, which exceeds the mandatory tick box. Our De-stress Energy Programme enables us to work with companies, providing programme modules for managers and employees.
Our Foundation Package focuses on a businesses’ employee’s lives in general. When your staff struggle with significant personal difficulties, it can have adverse impacts on their wellbeing. This has a knock-on effect to their productivity at work.
The Mentor Package is geared towards Line Managers managing a team, which takes account of the stress and responsibility of the position, including how best to understand their team and provide sensitive support.
Modules are a mixture of pre-recorded webinars, interactive online workshops, assessment and certificate. These include CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) coping techniques with an analytical approach to problem solving, combined with a holistic systemic view. Accessing those parts of yourself that are usually difficult to reach.
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