Mind@work December 2022
Read your December edition of Mind@work
Mind@work
December 2022
Wrapping up for the holidays
Top tips for preparing for the festive season
Concentrate on time-sensitive tasks and make a list of things that can wait until the new year.
Make sure you take regular breaks during your day to avoid burn out.
Focus on the positives. Reflect on your successes and acknowledge your accomplishments throughout the past year.
Consider things you can put in place to look after your mental health in the new year. For example, blocking out your lunch break in your calendar or adding a reminder to leave on time.
If you’ve got time off, give yourself time to switch off, unwind and relax. Consider turning off notifications if your work emails are linked to your phone.
If you’re working over the festive period, work out your priorities to lessen the load over these days.
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Our campaign for fairer sick pay
About Statutory Sick Pay
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is the legal minimum amount employers must pay us when we’re off sick. It is just £99.35 a week. It’s also not available until your 4th day of sickness absence.
What we’re doing
We know that a fairer system is possible. During the coronavirus pandemic the Government changed the law so that anyone worried that they may have coronavirus could access SSP immediately. They recognised that making people wait risked forcing people to work when they were unwell.
But in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis we know that people need more support from day 1. That’s why we signed an open letter to the Government asking them to increase sick pay to be in line with worker’s wages up to a real Living Wage, and make it available from day 1.
Please let us know any questions, comments or feedback.
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