Create a mental wellbeing policy and action plan
A mental wellbeing policy demonstrates an organisation’s commitment to its people. It should be comprehensive, including education,...
Dec 21, 20223 min read
Managing mental health problems at work
Most employers want to do the right thing by employees experiencing mental distress but don’t know what to do. It can be very difficult...
Dec 21, 20223 min read
Ways to create good mental wellbeing at work
Along with creating healthy organisational practices, workplaces are perfectly positioned to provide health messages and opportunities to...
Dec 21, 20222 min read
Organisational practices for a mentally healthy workplace
We spend a large part of our day at work so our work environment (how work’s organised, the physical environment, and our working...
Dec 21, 20222 min read
How healthy eating helps business
Supporting your workforce to make healthy food choices is in the best interests of your business. It's also in the interests of the whole...
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Why move more and sit less?
Why move more? Moving more - or active living - makes us feel good, whether it's going for a walk, a run, cycling, playing a sport,...
Dec 21, 20223 min read
What factors affect people's drinking?
A range of factors, both inside and outside the workplace, contribute to why people drink and how they’re affected. Employers can control...
Nov 23, 20221 min read
Employer's legal responsibilities in relation to alcohol
New Zealand employers must protect employees and others from hazards at work, including the effects of alcohol. Taking steps to prevent...
Nov 23, 20222 min read
How alcohol affects the workplace
Problem drinking can impact on workplace safety, productivity and employee wellbeing, and even on a business’ reputation and its...
Nov 23, 20221 min read
Defining problem drinking
For workplaces, problem drinking is any drinking that impacts on the workplace, even if it happens outside of work hours and/or away from...
Nov 23, 20222 min read
Who's drinking and how much?
While most of us who drink alcohol drink in moderation, there's a reasonably large group of us who drink more than is good for our mental...
Nov 23, 20222 min read
The business benefits of investing in wellbeing
Good employers take the safety of the people who work for them seriously. A good employer understands injuries cost their people and...
Oct 31, 20224 min read
Find workplace wellbeing ideas here
If you’re looking to create a healthy workplace, we can help. Wellplace, now bought to you by Ignite, offers useful, relevant and...
Oct 31, 20223 min read
Preventing stress, fatigue and bullying
Employers have a responsibility to maintain a healthy workplace. Our personal mental resources can only stretch so far before our mental...
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Employers' legal responsibilities
Workplaces have a legal responsibility to manage risks to mental wellbeing and mental health just like they do any other health and...
Oct 31, 20222 min read
The business benefits of good mental wellbeing
The business benefits from increasing a workforce’s mental wellbeing are significant. Businesses that invest in building and maintaining...
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Creating positive work environments
A sustainable organisation has a positive work environment that supports people to be physically and psychologically healthy. It does...
Oct 25, 20222 min read
Mental health in New Zealand
Like physical health problems, mental health problems are very common. Nearly half the population will meet the criteria for a mental...
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Mental health and mental illness
Good mental health is an essential part of our overall health and wellbeing. Everyone has mental health, just as we all have physical...
Oct 25, 20222 min read
How to build a healthy workplace
A healthy workplace has work practices and a health and safety culture that supports its people to stay well, both physically and...
Oct 20, 20225 min read