COVID-19: MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK – SUPPORTING YOUR COLLEAGUES
WELLEBING AT WORK IS A CRITICAL ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
LIFE PRE-PANDEMIC:
Work-related stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 44% of work-related ill health and 54% of working days lost (2018/19 (HSE, 2019)).
Poor mental health at work not only leads to sickness absence, but increased staff turnover, reduced engagement and high presenteeism.
LIFE NOW ‘NEW NORMAL’ COVID-19:
Those already high statistics related to life pre-COVID. The challenges of this pandemic are exacerbating the problem. The new variables this ‘new normal’ brings are increasing our chance of burnout.
There is a looming sense of fear, anxieties about job security, pressures of managing childcare whilst home-working, plus a lack of connection to our loved ones and a feeling of being trapped, which are all adding up. We need adequate support from our workplaces to address these challenges.
Employee mental health is one of the biggest risks facing the viability of business. It is vital business leaders understand the challenges and implement measures to ensure their colleagues feel reassured, supported and ultimately well.
The problem is the activities that support our health are often seen as something that should be done outside of work. We need to integrate activities into the working day that will help our employees find balance, enhance their wellbeing and in turn their productivity.
WE HELP YOUR EMPLOYEES FEEL BETTER AT WORK
A Fine Balance provides a professional employee wellbeing service with over 13 years experience working with organisations on corporate responsibility programmes.
Our leading yoga, meditation and wellness experts provide practical tools to reduce your organisation’s biggest risk - the health and wellbeing of your employees
We donate 5% of our annual profits from our employee wellbeing programmes to the mental health charity Mind
OPTIONS FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES
OPTION 1: BESPOKE SESSIONS TAILORED TO YOUR EMPLOYEES’ NEEDS
Bespoke wellness sessions and content designed to meet the needs of your employees.
High-quality virtual sessions live-streamed from our yoga studio wherever, whenever you need them. Across all major platforms (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Facebook and Instagram Live, YouTube).
For example, 45 minute desk-based yoga, meditation or breathwork sessions integrated into the working day. Tailored to meet your scheduling requirements so your colleagues can access these services when they need them.
We can manage the booking process, so no extra admin for your organisation.
OPTION 2: EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO 100+ WELLBEING SESSIONS
A Fine Balance offers a public timetable of 100+ yoga and wellbeing sessions every month. 24+ classes each week, including early mornings, during lunchtime and after the working day. We offer your employees access to these sessions via Zoom.
A flexible approach to enhancing employee wellbeing. Your colleagues can choose classes at times that suit them.
We manage the booking process with our MINDBODY Online booking system. Your employees will have a personal account to book their own sessions, so no extra admin for your organisation.
Examples of classes include: Mediation, Yoga, Pilates, HiiT plus gentler forms of yoga (Restorative and Yin Yoga).
BENEFITS OF OUR SESSIONS
Decreased presenteeism, absenteeism and sickness levels by:
Developing individual stress management tools
Providing mental flexibility
Improving the immune system and overall health
Increasing productivity, motivation and work performance
Improving mental alertness, focus and concentration
Improving breathing, flexibility and strength
Reducing muscle tension and pain from sedentary working positions
REACH AND IMPACT
Our flexible approach means there is no limit on attendance to your wellbeing sessions. We can reach and support your entire organisation.
THE TEAM
· Hannah, Founder - A Fine Balance, and the team have a wealth of experience creating bespoke wellbeing services for the corporate sector. Hannah has worked with businesses across the Corporate Responsibility sector for the past 13 years.
· She leads campaigns that challenge and inspire responsible business. She has worked with a portfolio of companies that includes FTSE100 companies with the likes of Aviva, Barclays and HSBC.
· In 2018, she established A Fine Balance to counteract the stresses of our busy modern lives by helping people to find more balance.