News
July
Workshop discount and opportunity to sign up to our new e-newsletter
To celebrate the launch of our e-newsletter, Working Well Matters, the Working Well team is providing organisations with an excellent opportunity to invest in staff. Register for two in-house Working Well Workshops and receive 50% off the third workshop. Conditions apply.
June
Working Well to launch bi-monthly e-newsletter
In July the Working Well team will be launching their bi-monthly e-newsletter. This e-newsletter will provide information to support those with an interest in, and a commitment towards, creating and maintaining mentally healthy workplaces.
Each e-newsletter will profile a company or organisation that is working towards strengthening business and revolutionising their workplace practices. Each issue will also include news, stories of interest, research, resources and information on upcoming events, conferences and workshops.
To subscribe and if you have anything you would like to contribute please feel free to do so via email.
May
Sunday lost to workday blues
Teresa Ash, from Signature Psychologies in Auckland, has conducted research in NZ on how people use their weekends to de-stress from their working week and how Sundays can often be spent worrying about work the following Monday.
Source: (2010, 23 May). Auckland: NZ Herald.
April
Department of Labour on bullying research
Research on workplace bullying released today by Massey University sounds a warning to employers that they need robust practices and procedures to deal with workplace bullying issues.
New workplace bullying research
New research on workplace bullying suggests nearly one in five workers in the New Zealand hospitality sector, which includes hotels and restaurants, has suffered from some form of workplace bullying. Employees in three other sectors - health, education and travel - have similar rates of bullying to hospitality workers.
Article: 'Sorry Chef, but you're a bully'
Download report: Understanding Stress and Bullying in New Zealand Workplaces
