Sustainable Return to Work: Policies, Practices, and Accommodations
AbstractSupporting people to return to work and stay in work has never been more important. The number of people who are not participating in work due to ill health has risen since the pandemic, with consequences for individuals, organizations, and society. Several contributing factors have been identified…
An integrated approach to managing wellbeing in the workplace
Mental health presents a major challenge in the modern workplace, and COVID-19 exacerbated this challenge. In this chapter, we propose the Integrated Organizational Mental Health Resilience Framework, a framework that outlines the steps needed for organizations to develop resilience against turbulence.…
Working Patterns and Wellbeing
This chapter discusses research on factors impacting wellbeing for three groups of employees with very different working patterns: business travellers, remote rotational workers, and hybrid workers. The chapter presents three studies, conducted with global samples between 2018 and 2021, which explored…
Management Competencies for Health and Wellbeing
A growing body of research demonstrates the impact of management behavior on a range of individual and organizational health and wellbeing outcomes; however, efforts to train and develop managers often fall short. This chapter focuses on research to identify competencies–or the collection of skills,…
Navigating the Return-to-Work Experience for New Parents Maintaining Work-Family Well-Being
Parenthood can be one of the most fulfilling, altering, and challenging life events. This book is set within the background of the reality of many parents’ return-to-work experience, the task of re-engaging with work and maintaining a job or a career, and the difficulties that parenthood poses for balancing…
Developing Positive Leadership For Employee Wellbeing And Engagement: How Leadership Behaviours Impact Organisational Safety And Wellbeing
‘Developing Positive Leadership for Employee Well‐Being and Engagement’ is a chapter in the book ‘Leading to Occupational Health and Safety: How Leadership Behaviours Impact Organizational Safety and Well-Being’, focusing on how leaders can promote wellbeing in their organisations and the positive…
Healthy Organisations, Healthy Leadership And Management, Healthy Employees … For Healthy Performance
Contributing to the CIPD’s thought piece collection ‘Moving the health and well-being agenda forward’, this chapter promotes Affinity Health at Work’s beliefs and values to the importance of employee wellbeing for healthy and effective organisations.