Blogs
7 March 2023
The first annual Wellbeing at Work event!
East Sussex employers committed to developing healthier and happier workforces have been celebrated at our first annual Wellbeing at Work Conference and Awards event last month at the Welcome Building in Eastbourne. The East Sussex Wellbeing at Work Programme works with employers to share resources and deliver training, as well as providing an accreditation scheme which […]
29 November 2022
Workplace Environments – The importance of investing in them
Blog written in partnership with Beverley Bayliss, Healthy Places Specialist in Public Health & Planning at East Sussex County Council Health is described as ‘a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity1. Health and wellbeing can be seen as the result of complex interactions between […]
1 November 2022
Grow’s Nature and Wellness Days – a case study
Blog in collaboration with Julie Wright at Grow Nature has a unique ability to not only bring grounding in stressful times, but also increase our creativity and a sense of wonder and appreciation for what is available to us. This has been backed up by recent research conducted by the Mental Health Foundation, which identified that going […]
26 September 2022
In-work Poverty and Financial Wellbeing – how employers can help
Blog in collaboration with Emma Norledge at Wave Community Bank When 42% of UK families have either no savings or less than £1,500 in savings (1), and 53% of employers are concerned about the impact of the economic environment on employees’ financial wellbeing (2), it’s time to face the truth that poor financial wellbeing is a […]
25 August 2022
Helping your employees to travel actively in East Sussex with Active Cycling Projects
Your Active Journey, East Sussex County Council’s active travel programme, has teamed up with Active Cycling Projects to help workplaces in East Sussex to set up a pool of loan cycles for staff, to help them make the switch to an active commute. What is Active Cycling Projects pool cycle scheme? Active Cycling Projects is […]
4 July 2022
How to Promote Wellbeing in the Workplace – a case study
Blog by Martyn Reynolds, One You East Sussex The rise of employers’ responsibility to support their employee’s mental health and wellbeing at work has never been higher! One You East Sussex (OYES) is a free holistic lifestyle service for residents of East Sussex, helping people to make simple changes that can lead to a […]
24 May 2022
Neurodiversity at Work – a personal story
Neurodiversity is the concept that all humans vary in terms of our neurocognitive ability – how we think and process information. Everyone has talents and things they struggle with. For some people the variation between those strengths and weaknesses is more pronounced, which can bring a specific talent but can also be very disabling sometimes. […]
16 January 2022
The Active Steps employee cycling and walking support scheme in lockdown – a participant’s experience
By Sally Burr, employee at Southdown Housing. It was the depths of the original lockdown when I was emailed a poster for Sustrans Active Steps. The ad offered staff a bike loan for 10 weeks – delivered to your door! Plus a helmet and lock and lights. Everything you needed to get cycling. I live […]
21 October 2021
Ways of Supporting your Staff with Money Worries
It’s recent the links between mental health and financial wellbeing, but it’s getting more evident. For some of us, money can be a source of stress or anxiety, even if we are in regular work. A study conducted in 2020 found that 52% of UK employees worry about money once a week, and 18% do […]
3 October 2021
World Mental Health Day – Good Mental Health for All: Let’s Make it a Reality
We all feel stressed, anxious, have low mood or suffer from sleep problems from time to time. Mental health affects us all. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of looking after ourselves. New research reveals the pandemic had a negative impact on the wellbeing of nearly half (49%) of adults in England, with a […]