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Wellbeing Calendar
Our Wellbeing Calendar is packed full of useful resources that focus on Physical, Financial, Social and Mental Wellbeing.
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Q1 - Social Wellbeing
January - Social Wellbeing
In Q1 we focus on the link between mental health and social wellbeing and how to encourage employee engagement.
Resources
- Article - Manager tips to motivate and engage your employees.
- Desk Stand - Order a desk stand to help start mental health conversations with your team.
- Podcast - Share this podcast to help your team build better sleep habits.
Plan your own activity
- Share our 7 ways to building resilience or talk through the ideas at your next team meeting to help employees build more personal resilience.
Awareness days
1-31st January
Dry January month
www.alcoholchange.org.uk
3rd January
Festival of Sleep Day 2020
#FestivalOfSleepDay
February - Social Wellbeing
In Q1 we focus on the link between mental health and social wellbeing and how to encourage employee engagement.
Resources
Plan your own activity
- Download the new 2020 workplace kindness calendar for ideas and inspiration on random acts of kindness
Awareness Days
4th February
World Cancer Day
www.worldcancerday.org
6th February
Time To Talk Day
www.time-to-change.org.ok
17th February
Random Acts of Kindness Day
www.randomactsofkindness.org
March - Social Wellbeing
In Q1 we focus on the link between mental health and social wellbeing and how to encourage employee engagement.
Resources
Plan your own activity
Organise a workplace event to highlight International Women’s day
Awareness Days
8th March
International Women’s Day
www.internationalwomensday.com
11th March
No Smoking Day
www.nosmokingday.org.uk
Q2 - Physical Wellbeing
April - Physical Health
In Q2 we focus on Physical Health and how you can support your employees at this difficult time.
Resources
- Toolkit - Covering all aspects of the current coronavirus pandemic, find out how you can support your employees’ wellbeing at this challenging time.
- Recorded Webinar - Learn how you can look after your employees’ emotional wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Article - Staying at home is vital to stop the spread of coronavirus. Share this NHS article to help your employees' mental wellbeing whilst staying at home.
Plan your own activity
Mental Health Toolkit for Managers - Hosted by our Senior Rehabilitation Nurse and Mental Health First Aid trainer, take our one-hour training session teaching you how to support your employees’ mental wellbeing.
Awareness Days
April 16th
National Stress Awareness Day
www.nationalstressawarenessday.co.uk
April 7th
World Health Day
www.who.int
May - Physical Health
In Q2 we focus on Physical Health and how you can support your employees at this difficult time.
Resources
Plan your own activity
Share this EmployeeCare flyer with your employees to help anyone needing emotional help or financial advice.
Awareness Days
May 1st – 31st
National Walking Month
www.livingstreets.org.uk
May 18th -24th
Mental Health Awareness Week – theme is ‘sleep’
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
June - Physical Health
In Q2 we focus on Physical Health and how you can support your employees at this difficult time.
Resources
- Infographic - Five ways to reduce workplace stress with practical help and support.
- Infographic - Find out how you can support employees living with cancer in this infographic.
Plan your own activity
Share this NHS Support to help your employees quit smoking and lead a healthier life.
Awareness Days
June 15th – 21st
Men's Health Week
www.menshealthforum.org.uk
Q3 - Financial Wellbeing
July - Financial Health
In Q3 we focus on the link between mental health and financial wellbeing.
Resources
- Financial Assessment -Take the assessment to find out the wellbeing of your finances and how to take action.
- Podcast – Share this podcast ‘overcoming anxiety’ with any employees who are struggling with their mental health.
Plan your own activity
Share this EmployeeCare flyer to remind your employees they can speak to a financial expert free of charge, day or night.
Awareness Days
1st - 30th July
‘Talk to us’ – Samaritans Awareness Campaign
www.samaritans.org
* EmployeeCare is available to our Group Income Protection policy holders.
August - Financial Health
In Q3 we focus on the link between mental health and financial wellbeing.
Resources
- Infographic – find out 5 ways we can support your employee’s financial wellbeing
- Toolkit – share this back to work toolkit with employees to assist their mental health.
Plan your own activity
Look at signing up to the cycle to work scheme to help your employees save money, buy a bike and boost their physical health.
Awareness Days
August 6th
Cycle to work day
www.cycletoworkday.org
* EmployeeCare is available to Group Income Protection policyholders.
September - Financial Health
In Q3 we focus on the link between mental health and financial wellbeing.
Resources
Video – Find out how EmployeeCare supports managers with difficult employee conversations.
Toolkit – Share this Mindfulness toolkit to help employees boost wellbeing and increase focus.
Plan your own activity
Sign up for a fund raising kit and host a virtual Macmillan coffee morning.
Awareness Days
10th September
World Suicide Prevention Day
www.samaritans.org
30th September
Macmillan Cancer Support – World’s biggest coffee morning
www.macmillan.org.uk
* EmployeeCare is available to Group Income Protection policyholders.
Q4 - Mental Wellbeing
October - Mental Wellbeing
In Q4 we focus on how to support good mental health at work.
Mental Health Resources
- Wellbeing Check - Use this checklist to help look after your daily mental health.
- Stress Bucket Exercise - Use this exercise with your team every month to help manage daily stressors and build better coping strategies.
Plan your own activity
Sign up and encourage your teams to ‘Go Sober for October’.
Awareness Days
October 12-16th
National Work Life Week
www.workingfamilies.org.uk
October 10th
World Mental Health Day
www.wfmh.global
October 1st – October 31st
Go Sober for October
www.gosober.org.uk
November - Mental Wellbeing
In Q4 we focus on how to support good mental health at work.
Resources
- Stress Management Toolkit - Spot the signs of stress and manage mental health.
- Report - What is Mental Ill Health and what can you do to help?
- Video – How can EmployeeCare support your managers?
Plan your own activity
Host your own mental health training. Use our recorded webinar Stress Resilience Toolkit to help your employees manage stress better.
Awareness Days
2nd – 6th November
International Stress Awareness week
www.isma.org.uk
16th – 22nd November
Alcohol Awareness Week
www.alcoholchange.org.uk
December - Mental Wellbeing
In Q4 we focus on how to support good mental health at work.
Resources
- Article - Quick tips to help anyone cope better with anxiety.
- Early Intervention Services guide - Find out how Early intervention services supports employee absence from day one.
- EmployeeCare guide – Share the benefits of EmployeeCare including financial guidance, legal help and mental health support.
Plan your own activity
Host your own mental health training. Use our Mental Health toolkit to help your managers manage mental health in the workplace.
Awareness Days
1st-7th December
National Anger Awareness Week
www.angermanage.co.uk
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