Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 87 (17th December 2021)
As presented by Yael Selfin, Chief Economist at KPMG UK, on Airmic LIVE earlier this week – the emergence of the Omicron variant throws a spanner in the economic recovery, elevating the level of uncertainty about the recovery path from the pandemic. While the impact is not expected to be as severe as at the start of the pandemic, or even the beginning of this year, increased uncertainty and the potential reintroduction of social distancing measures could see output fall.
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Friday Reading Edition 86 (10th December 2021)
Collaboration between academia and industry during the pandemic has been unprecedented, and interviewees for this article praised the energy, enthusiasm and can-do attitude that they found in universities. But they also noted the limitations that virtual communication and lockdown restrictions have imposed on collaboration. They also urged more clarity on ownership of data and of intellectual property — areas where discussions with academic colleagues have been difficult.
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Friday Reading Edition 86 (10th December 2021)
Nature waded through the literature on the coronavirus — and summarised key papers as they appeared.
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Friday Reading Edition 86 (10th December 2021)
Dr Mark DeVolder, an award-winning change-management expert and public speaker, has empowered hundreds of organisations to adapt to change. He works with business leaders across the world to understand the process of adapting to continuous change through reinvention, innovation and anticipation.
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Friday Reading Edition 85 (3rd December 2021)
The UK must be better at anticipating, preparing for and responding to a range of challenging risk scenarios, including those which it has never experienced before. The report emphasises that the Government’s current strategy of centralised and opaque risk assessment and risk management, which fails to make adequate preparations, has left the UK vulnerable.
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Friday Reading Edition 84 (26th November 2021)
The pandemic has been a big cause of companies trying to cut costs. Fortunately, organisations have held on to their employee benefit plans, focused on building out their mental health support and expanded wellbeing employee assistance programmes. In this article Simon Gilliat looks at how organisations view employees benefits as a result of Covid-19.
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Friday Reading Edition 84 (26th November 2021)
This article dives into the presence of work-related mental health issues and current trends surrounding mental health at work, looking at how employees were affected by working from home and how the lines between work/life balance have become blurred. Zurich talk of what lies ahead in regards to work-related stress and how organisations can support employee mental health going forward.
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Friday Reading Edition 84 (26th November 2021)
As many employees turn to physical exercise or therapy during the pandemic, Andrew Simpson discusses how corporate wellness programmes need to adapt to the new reality of hybrid working supporting employees from their homes and office. Lockton and Gympass have partnered to share some insights on how organizations can implement corporate wellbeing solutions to support employee health & wellbeing as companies transition to a hybrid working model.
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Friday Reading Edition 84 (26th November 2021)
Andrew Simpson focuses on the importance of a creating a healthy workplace environment and protecting the mental health of employees now more than ever. Find out how mental health strategy is a collective team effort in order to breakdown stigmas and create a more open and understanding workplace where staff feel comfortable to share their challenges and overcome difficult times. This article outlines ways in which organisations can tackle mental health challenges ahead.
Friday Reading Edition 83 (19th November 2021)
COVID-19 exposed the fragility of our global supply chains. Post-pandemic, businesses will have to make some difficult strategic decisions. But first, they will have some immediate supply chain issues to contend.
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