It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, and this year’s theme is ‘Kindness’. Mind’s CEO Paul Farmer has shared some of his thoughts on kindness during the COVID-19 pandemic from his home.
This guide from RBS was written before the COVID-19 crisis, and discusses ways of kindly and compassionately coping with dramatic changes in working such as redundancies. However, much of the information also applies to those having to furlough staff.
Team leaders and line managers are in the perfect position to show kindness to their reports if they are struggling. This PDF from Unilever explores ways of identifying potential mental wellbeing concerns, and how to help.
These tips from Mind have been collated by Emma Mamo, the charity’s Head of Workplace Wellbeing. She highlights the importance of wellness action plans, and how they can be adapted to cover working from home for extended periods.
It's important to remember that furloughed workers are still important to your workplace. This guide can help you to stay in touch with them, offer reassurance and support their mental health.
It's very important to remember to be kind to yourself during this crisis. This guide from Leapers contains tips on looking after yourself while working from home or self-isolating.
Sadly, some people may see loved ones die as a result of the virus. This guide explains bereavement and can signpost you to further information if you need to support a colleague in this difficult time.
