Until the pandemic, social wellbeing took a back seat behind mental health and physical wellbeing in most organisations' thinking about wellbeing at work. Covid-19 has changed that. With large numbers of employees working remotely and missing the social dimension of work, the pandemic has revealed just how important social wellbeing is. Loneliness has been found to have the same negative health impact as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day. And recent research has shown the importance of even small-scale social exchanges, to our overall wellbeing.
We've teamed up with the Bank Workers Charity for a webinar to explore social wellbeing and the impact of loneliness at work. We'll cover:
This event was hosted by Accord through the Teams platform. Watch the webinar recording below.
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