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 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 84 (26th November 2021)
Find out how women can find support during difficult times through the menopause such as getting the most out of doctor's appointments, treatment options that are out there for women and where to get help. This Aviva article focuses on how you are not alone in this process and help is available to relieve symptoms and help you cope.
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Friday Reading Edition 80 (29th October 2021)
During the pandemic risk professionals have been focused on how best to support colleagues who are remote working. They have found that if the risks, such as poor mental health or musculoskeletal problems, are pre-empted and all the necessary preventive steps are taken, then hybrid working can present a much-needed boost for productivity and the quality of work.
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Friday Reading Edition 79 (22nd October 2021)
Within the current return to work and post-Covid horizon the businesses who thrive will be the ones who quantify people risk by regularly measuring the health of their people and aligning that data with programmes and action.
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Wellspace Audio
Friday Reading Edition 75 (17th September 2021)
The Wellspace digital wellbeing solution has an extensive library of searchable content within the app available 24/7 with topics such as mental health, stress, low mood, bereavement, nutrition, financial wellbeing, sleep and exercise. This session covers Employee Engagement/Communication, Measuring Health & Wellbeing Impact, and the Unified Global Health & Wellbeing Programme.
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Friday Reading Edition 68 (30th July 2021)
Employees are worried about their mental health as they return to the workplace after the COVID-19 pandemic. Stigma can exacerbate their concerns, but employers can thwart its impact.
Friday Reading Edition 67 (16th July 2021)
Dr Mark Parrish, Regional Medical Director (Northern Europe) at International SOS, reflects on the lessons we have learned so far from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Friday Reading Edition 63 (18th June 2021)
[Free to read upon sharing contact details] Also recently released – the EIU’s Liveability Index examines 140 cities worldwide to quantify the challenges presented to an individual’s lifestyle in the past year, for the first time taking into account this disrupting global event. Each city is assigned a liveability score for more than 30 qualitative and quantitative factors, including considerations relating to climate and the environment.
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Friday Reading Edition 58 (14th May 2021)
This 15 minute video discusses mindfulness and the benefits it brings. Mindfulness is the practice of purposely bringing one's attention in the present moment without judgment, a skill one develops through meditation or other training.
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Friday Reading Edition 58 (14th May 2021)
Letitia Rowlin, Risk Partner, Health and Wellbeing, Willis Towers Watson, discusses what you should you be aware of as risk managers to help reduce the risk to your organisations’ employees and business.
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