Whilst most offices shut down during the Christmas period, many employees are still against taking time off to rest and recover during the festive season. Why is this? Competitive job markets, constant connection to our emails and work and the fear of returning to thousands of urgent emails can...

It’s early December and your calendar is just as full as the fridge and pantry, ready to entertain. Chocolate, cookies, chips, cheeses. This Saturday is a Christmas reunion with old friends, Sunday is the in-laws and then school...

Workplace mental health has always been second to physical health. It has been ignored, stigmatised, misunderstood, sometimes even punished. However, it seems COVID may have triggered change. Has this pandemic forced us to come face to face with issues that have been swept under the rug for too...

Have you ever been an employee in a workplace where you just don’t feel comfortable? You feel as though you aren’t listened to, can’t ask questions and the thought of making a mistake might raise your blood pressure?

Psychological safety in the workplace is creating an...

Recently, I experienced burnout, and it wasn’t pretty.

There was a lot going on, working part time with fast approaching deadlines, in the depths of a fulltime university semester, competitive Rugby training through the week and games on the weekend as well as attempting to...

Unpacking Office Snack Culture 

It’s a new month. You’ve set new goals and have ALLLLL the motivation to achieve them! One of your goals is to reduce sugar intake. You have a serious weakness for sugary snacks – chocolate, baked goods, even lollies when you need a...

Over two years ago, a large portion of Australian’s made the switch from working in an office to working from home. At the time there wasn’t a choice, with the pandemic forcing us to change the way we operated and worked. But now, with restrictions having eased, a new hybrid model of...

The reality of physical and mental wellbeing in Australian workplaces is concerning, with mental illness in the workplace costing the economy over $17.4 billion per year. Employees are burnt out, stressed and finding dissatisfaction in their employment. 90% believe mental health is an...

In 2018, there were 12.4 million males in Australia—just under half (49%) of the country’s population. Overall, there are 98.4 males for every 100 females. 

So, let's picture the typical Australian man....

Is your office currently full of red-nosed, sore throat, shells of humans? Is your office starting to look more like a sickbay than a work place?  

It might be time to implement a few immunity boosting strategies at work!  

Here are some quick tips! 

PART 2: HOW...

SICK AND TIRED OF CATCHING EVERY COMMON COLD? 

BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY AT HOME & IN THE WORKPLACE 

It’s Thursday afternoon. You’re sitting at your office desk, starting to wrap up the working week before going away for the June long weekend with friends. A Winter getaway, a...

Have you ever made a new year’s resolution, started strong and then slipped back into old habits by February?  Maybe you’ve said that you’ll go for morning walks again? But not until things settle at work, probably next month. Then you realise it’s been 6 months, and...