Dec 21, 20222 min
Organisational practices for a mentally healthy workplace
We spend a large part of our day at work so our work environment (how work’s organised, the physical environment, and our working...
Dec 21, 20221 min
How healthy eating helps business
Supporting your workforce to make healthy food choices is in the best interests of your business. It's also in the interests of the whole...
Dec 21, 20223 min
Why move more and sit less?
Why move more? Moving more - or active living - makes us feel good, whether it's going for a walk, a run, cycling, playing a sport,...
Nov 23, 20221 min
What factors affect people's drinking?
A range of factors, both inside and outside the workplace, contribute to why people drink and how they’re affected. Employers can control...
Nov 23, 20222 min
Employer's legal responsibilities in relation to alcohol
New Zealand employers must protect employees and others from hazards at work, including the effects of alcohol. Taking steps to prevent...
Nov 23, 20221 min
How alcohol affects the workplace
Problem drinking can impact on workplace safety, productivity and employee wellbeing, and even on a business’ reputation and its...
Nov 23, 20222 min
Defining problem drinking
For workplaces, problem drinking is any drinking that impacts on the workplace, even if it happens outside of work hours and/or away from...
Nov 23, 20222 min
Who's drinking and how much?
While most of us who drink alcohol drink in moderation, there's a reasonably large group of us who drink more than is good for our mental...
Oct 31, 20224 min
The business benefits of investing in wellbeing
Good employers take the safety of the people who work for them seriously. A good employer understands injuries cost their people and...
Oct 31, 20223 min
Find workplace wellbeing ideas here
If you’re looking to create a healthy workplace, we can help. Wellplace, now bought to you by Ignite, offers useful, relevant and...
Oct 31, 20222 min
Preventing stress, fatigue and bullying
Employers have a responsibility to maintain a healthy workplace. Our personal mental resources can only stretch so far before our mental...
Oct 31, 20222 min
Employers' legal responsibilities
Workplaces have a legal responsibility to manage risks to mental wellbeing and mental health just like they do any other health and...
Oct 31, 20222 min
The business benefits of good mental wellbeing
The business benefits from increasing a workforce’s mental wellbeing are significant. Businesses that invest in building and maintaining...
Oct 25, 20222 min
Creating positive work environments
A sustainable organisation has a positive work environment that supports people to be physically and psychologically healthy. It does...
Oct 25, 20221 min
Mental health in New Zealand
Like physical health problems, mental health problems are very common. Nearly half the population will meet the criteria for a mental...
Oct 25, 20222 min
Mental health and mental illness
Good mental health is an essential part of our overall health and wellbeing. Everyone has mental health, just as we all have physical...
Oct 20, 20225 min
How to build a healthy workplace
A healthy workplace has work practices and a health and safety culture that supports its people to stay well, both physically and...
Apr 4, 20222 min
Burnout the next pandemic?
Recently, we were joined by Shaun Bowler to deliver a webinar about burnout, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) is predicting will...
Mar 23, 202212 min
Decoding Burnout: The new workplace syndrome
By Shaun Bowler, MSc (Hons), Reg Psych, Registered Exercise Professional, Registered Yoga Teacher (RTY200) Right now, we’re hearing the...
Feb 2, 20223 min
Three Easy Ways to Supercharge Self-Compassion
Self-improvement and personal growth can be a tricky game. Sometimes feeling like we're one step forward and two back, not quite moving...