The Blue Monday Myth – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

‘Blue Monday’ may not be supported by hard evidence, but depression and other mental health issues are a real concern in the workplace.

Before 2005 no-one talked about Blue Monday.

The reason for this is because the idea that the third Monday in the month of January, later dubbed ‘Blue Monday’, was invented in a press release 15 years ago. The method used to develop the concept has since come under a lot of scrutiny, but despite this, a lot of people do suffer with their mental health during the winter.

According to research conducted by pollster YouGov, as many

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To a Mouse – RoSPA Office Security Weblog

This 12 months the beginning of Robert Burns and the Lunar New 12 months fell on the identical date, 25th January. A time for Scots and Asian heritage to be celebrated, a time for reflection and ahead planning.

My favourite Robert Burns poem is ‘To a Mouse’, written in 1785 it tells the story of Burns disturbing a mouse nest while ploughing a area, a panic stricken mouse, its ruined nest and with winter simply across the nook, its world in disarray .

There’s a line within the poem, ‘One of the best laid plans o’mice an’ males gang

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We’re off to Chennai – RoSPA Office Security Weblog

Just a few months into the 12 months, 2020 is already proving to be extra thrilling than ever. This March, RoSPA will probably be launching our first ever Awards Excellence Discussion board in India. Going down on Tuesday, March 24at Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Campus in Chennai, India. This free occasion is an outstanding instance of simply how far the RoSPA Well being & Security Awards scheme reaches throughout the globe.

Internet hosting this worldwide occasion is Worldwide Awards Ambassador Stephen Storey. With over 27 years of expertise within the well being and security business, mixed together with

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Staying protected on the street in a gig economic system – RoSPA Office Security Weblog

For those who’ve ever pushed a automotive or ridden a bike on a short-term contract, chances are high you have participated within the gig economic system. Actually, hundreds of thousands of adults within the UK are actually members within the system as drivers and riders, whether or not they’re conscious of it or not. However how will you and different street customers keep protected?

What’s the gig economic system?

The time period ‘gig economic system’ is used to explain the 1.1 million folks within the UK who work in a free market system wherein short-term positions are widespread place. The

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