Managing employees experiencing mental ill-health is one of the biggest challenges employers face and never more so than during the current pandemic which has produced for some employees a perfect storm of isolation from colleagues, family and friends, the pressures of managing home working and worries about the future.
Even before the pandemic, research in 2016 and 2017 found that 1 in 6 employees in the UK reported mental ill-health each week and a third of fit notes with a known diagnosis note mental or behavioural disorders as the reason for absence.
New research from Britain’s leading price comparison, MoneySuperMarket, reveals the impact of COVID-19 on car insurance premiums over the first half of 2020.
The cost of an average fully comprehensive car insurance premium in the UK is currently £475 – down 2% from £486 a year ago.
Despite car insurance premiums peaking towards the end of 2019 at £503, prices have continued on a downward trend in 2020, after road traffic levels dropped by 65% at the height of lockdown, according to figures from the AA. Prices have fallen by £28 between the end of 2019 the end of June...
The quest to discover why friendship plays such a pivotal role in social and mental well-being has been given a significant boost, it has been announced.
Professor Lauren Brent, an expert in animal behaviour from the University of Exeter has been awarded substantial funding to help uncover the evolutionary origins of friendship and social bonds.
Prof Brent has received a €2 million grant to conduct ground-breaking new research to investigate not only social bonds are so important to the health and longevity of so many species, but also why evolution allows social...
Stagecoach South West has announced that, with more people travelling for business, retail and leisure, from 27th July 2020 they will be introducing a major uplift to their popular Falcon coach services, seeing the route return to 100% service levels. The South West Falcon is an innovative interurban coach service that connects Plymouth, Exeter, Cullompton and Taunton with Bristol Airport and Bristol city centre. Launched in 2016, it is the first and only public transport link from the South West to Bristol Airport and operates 19 journeys a day, 7 days a week. All eight coaches feature...
Exeter City Football Club’s Grecian Archive has been gathering ‘memories for the future’ with the help of the University of Exeter.
Researchers at the University of Exeter are asking ‘what is the heritage of now?’ to ensure that current events and items are correctly documented and preserved for people to look back on in the future.
Gabriella Giannachi, Professor in Performance and New Media, initially led the creation of the archive to catalogue historic items and try trace their history. Now, she is using those historic documents to engage fans with the history of the...
A good marketing campaign could decide if the product or service you’re advertising is successful or not, so it’s useful to put the time in to ensure that you’re doing it correctly. Online marketing can be difficult and overwhelming for first timers, as there’s a lot of specialist terminology and jargon you have to navigate through and embarking on a campaign can perhaps be the most challenging. There’s a lot of things to consider, but with this guide to break it all down, there’ll be no reason why you can’t create a killer marketing campaign to boost your business.
There is no doubt that kids love toys. More than being a fun factor, toys also provide an opportunity for children to learn and plays an important role in the child’s development. Toys also help improve various skills like gross motor, hand-eye coordination, problem-solving, enhance imagination, and prepare them for life.
Apart from this, toys teach them to mingle with others and thus help develop social skills. When kids play with children of their age group, they get the opportunity to learn respect, cooperation and sharing.
Following a few challenging months, the oil market is showing signs of recovery. Will it last or will the aftermath of the coronavirus and Saudi Arabia-Russia oil war lead to another drop?
This question is not only important for Brent or WTI crude traders. The oil industry involves numerous companies and affects indices, oil ETF futures and many other financial instruments. In this article, we’ll take a quick look at what’s been happening in this volatile market, discuss what could happen next and then explain how it relates to oil...
Escape the British winter with Jet2Holidays for less than £100 per person, including hotel and flights. From three-night city breaks to one-week beach breaks, find great value vacations in hot spots across Europe.
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Wowcher currently offers a self-service three-night vacation in Albufeira, Portugal from £ 69pp in November.By staying at the four-star Luna Solaqua hotel, you have everything you need, from a selection of pools to entertainment activities such as a game room and a playground.
Return flights from the London airport of your choice...
From the Cathedral to the Guild Hall to Custom House, it can be said that Exeter has more than its fair share of stunning architecture. For those who want their house to compare to Exeter’s significant architectural landmarks or (more realistically) - just make things look a little less shabby, why not try an exterior makeover. Whether you have a traditional old cottage or a modern-built house, there are many simple ways of transforming the outside of a home that doesn’t cost the earth.
Painting, Rendering, and Cladding
Changing the exterior finish is one of the fastest...
