In today's world mindfulness is everywhere and nowhere. We increasingly see workplace wellbeing programmes and workshops which introduce mindfulness to their employees, but it often doesn't go beyond a well intentioned introductory session and taster breath practice. While these can be beneficial, there's much more employers can do without spending an enormous budget to provide access to evidence-based mindfulness progammes for interested colleagues.
Read MoreIreland’s National Workplace Wellbeing Day is fast approaching on Friday April 30th 2025. Now in its eleventh year, the day itself has served to raise the importance of employee wellbeing across a wide variety of industries since its inception. As always, I encourage organisations to recognise and celebrate the day in a way that best supports their colleagues while at the same time ensuring they do not fall into the trap of celebrating wellbeing on only one day of the year and merely using the day as a PR exercise!
Read MoreOur most recent Work Well Live gathering took place at Explorium, Ireland’s National Sport and Science Centre. What an evening it was! If you were there, you know. If you didn’t make it… oh dear! You definitely missed out on a fantastic night of learning, networking, and hands-on fun. I've got you covered though. In this article, you’ll find:
✅ A brief event summary
✅ Links to resources mentioned during our session
✅ Some great images from the night
As we enter 2025, it's imperative for HR and wellbeing leaders to craft dynamic strategies that resonate with the evolving needs of the workforce. Wellbeing remains a top priority, and aligning your initiatives with the latest trends and resources is essential. Here's how you can elevate your workplace wellbeing programmes in the coming year.
Read MoreWhat's going on in the world of workplace wellbeing in Ireland? What does the employment landscape look like? Where are the opportunities?
On this Work Well Live webinar we were joined by leaders in the workplace wellbeing space in Ireland to hear about their own career journeys, what they look for in a candidate and where they see future opportunities.
Read MoreIn today’s fast-paced world, employee wellbeing isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s a competitive advantage. Welcome to Chief Wellbeing Officer as a Service, your strategic partner in building a healthier, more engaged, and high-performing workplace. Our unique, on-demand service provides expert-led workplace wellbeing strategies tailored to your organisation’s needs, with the flexibility to adjust and evolve as your company grows.
Read MoreOur most recent Work Well Live Webinar was on the theme of Mental Health Plans for Workplace Wellbeing Day & The Year Ahead. Barbara Brennan and Brian Crooke discussed Ireland's National Workplace Wellbeing Day and the mental health milestones and events taking place throughout 2024. If you're a wellbeing, HR or senior leader then you can plan your entire wellbeing calendar for the remainder of 2024 with the detail from this webinar.
Read MoreIreland’s National Workplace Wellbeing Day is fast approaching on Friday April 26th 2024. Now in its tenth year, the day itself has served to raise the importance of employee wellbeing across a wide variety of industries since its inception. As always, I encourage organisations to recognise and celebrate the day in a way that best supports their colleagues while at the same time ensuring they do not fall into the trap of celebrating wellbeing on only one day of the year and merely using the day as a PR exercise!
Read MoreparkHIIT is a volunteer-led social enterprise that promotes the importance of resistance exercise. We get people outdoors and active every weekend of the year, regardless of the weather. We’re Dublin only at the moment but we’ll be nationwide soon!
For parkHIIT to grow and scale it has to be through leaders in local communities.
Read MoreHave you made plans for 2024 as yet? Whether you're working from home, HQ or a hub this year, I can guarantee you that wellbeing will be high on the priority list for your people.
To help with your planning, we've documented all the resources, education and training that you can avail of from Workplace Wellbeing Ireland and our partners and friends in this article.
Our most recent Work Well Live gathering took place at Grant Thornton’s HQ in Dublin’s Docklands and our discussion focused on Domestic Abuse Policies in Irish Workplaces. Our panel highlighted the legal aspect, the practical policy perspective and a very personal story. Grant Thornton launched their Domestic Abuse Policy on the day with Aoife Hennessy sharing details of the policy with those in attendance.
Read MoreOur most recent Work Well Live event took place at the National Treasury Management Agency's fantastic HQ at Treasury Dock and coincided with the annual Green Ribbon Campaign from See Change. Our theme for the session was "What Judgment Feels Like". On the day we were privileged to have a fantastic panel to discuss this in detail.
Read MoreWorkplace Wellbeing Ireland has returned to the rebel county! Thanks to our friends at Uisce Éireann Irish Water, we hosted a live in-person session at their Webworks office in Cork on September 7th discussing Mental Health Considerations in the Era of Remote Work.
Read MoreOn our most recent Work Well Live webinar, Paula Voiseux of Glenveagh Properties joined us to discuss their award winning wellbeing programme.
Read MoreOn our most recent Work Well Live Webinar, Sharon Daly and Anne Farrell of Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail took us through their CIPD Ireland award winning wellbeing strategy and programme.
Read MoreIreland’s National Workplace Wellbeing Day is fast approaching on Friday April 28th 2023. Now in its ninth year, the day itself has served to raise the importance of employee wellbeing across a wide variety of industries since its inception. As always, I encourage organisations to recognise and celebrate the day in a way that best supports their colleagues while at the same time ensuring they do not fall into the trap of celebrating wellbeing on only one day of the year and merely using the day as a PR exercise!
Read MoreHave you made plans for 2023 as yet? Whether you're working from home, HQ or a hub this year, I can guarantee you that wellbeing will be high on the priority list for your people.
To help with your planning, I've documented all the resources, education and training that you can avail of from Workplace Wellbeing Ireland and The Work Well Community in this article.
Ireland’s National Workplace Wellbeing Day is now in it's eight year and it's been a great initiative to raise awareness of health promotion in Irish workplaces.
There's an awful lot more really good stuff happening in Ireland when it comes to workplace health promotion and chances are you are not aware of half of it.
Read MoreIreland’s National Workplace Wellbeing Day is fast approaching on Friday April 29th 2022. Now in its eight year, the day itself has served to raise the importance of employee wellbeing across a wide variety of industries since its inception. As always, I encourage organisations to recognise and celebrate the day in a way that best supports their colleagues while at the same time ensuring they do not fall into the trap of celebrating wellbeing on only one day of the year and merely using the day as a PR exercise!
Read MoreIreland's National Workplace Wellbeing Day takes place on April 29th 2022. Are your plans for this year already in place? Fear not as we were joined by Noelle Mulcahy on this Work Well Live Webinar to give an overview of what Teamwork is doing from a wellbeing perspective and share some key ideas for organisations to try on National Workplace Wellbeing Day no matter what your budget.
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