Bank Workers Charity: The importance of taking breaks

This webinar from the Bank Workers Charity explores the frequency and lengths of breaks you should be taking to ensure high levels of wellbeing and productivity during your working day. This is a free webinar and open to anyone.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

Mental Health Awareness Week starts today and this year’s theme is anxiety. This blog posts looks at the ways you can get involved and show your support, how to improve mental wellbeing at work and the available support.

Guidance: Domestic abuse

Find out more about the serious issue of domestic abuse, what it is, and the support that's available for anyone experiencing it. #DomesticAbuse

Case studies

Real life case studies from Accord members – including personal injury settlements, living with ME, a new initiative set up to improve mental wellbeing and how the Bank Workers Charity provided caring and mental health support for a client.

Accord & other events

Find out about events run by Accord and other external organisations including webinars with the Bank Workers Charity. You can also access past events from this page.

Bank Workers Charity: Understanding grief & bereavement

This webinar from the Bank Workers Charity looks at exploring grief, loss and bereavement. This webinar aims to provide an understanding of grief and the impact it can have on us. It recognises the difficulty many of us have in talking about loss and identifies the best ways to support someone that has experienced a bereavement. This is a free webinar and open to anyone.

Bank Workers Charity: Wellbeing support

This webinar from the Bank Workers Charity looks at wellbeing support for bank workers. This webinar is designed to help you gain a clear understanding of the various types of support offered by the Bank Workers Charity while highlighting the importance of seeking intervention at an early stage. This is a free webinar and open to anyone.

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Guidance: Fertility & baby loss

We know fertility and pregnancy loss affect many of us. It's estimated that 1 in 6 couples are affected by infertility and 1 in 4 pregnancies end in loss during pregnancy or at birth. This guide explores the types of issues our members may face in relation to fertility, pregnancy and baby loss, and the support that's available.

Guidance: Covid-19

Find out more about Covid-19, the symptoms, what you should do if you have it and the support you should expect from your employer if you have Long Covid (also known as post Covid syndrome).

Bank Workers Charity: Domestic abuse

We've teamed up with the Bank Workers Charity to look at how we can create a work culture where it's safe to come forward and talk about domestic abuse and access support. This webinar will explore what domestic abuse it, some of the myths and misconceptions as well as the vital support available through the Bank Workers Charity. This is a free webinar aimed at union members, but open to anyone.

Bank Workers Charity: Work-life balance for working parents & carers

This webinar from the Bank Workers Charity looks at the realities of life for you, whether you’re a carer and/or working parent and identify some strategies that can help you when managing work-life boundaries. Acknowledging that this isn’t always easy, we also look at what steps you can take to minimise the risk of burnout. This is a free webinar and open to anyone.

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Bank Workers Charity: Wellbeing support for retirees

This webinar from the Bank Workers Charity looks at wellbeing for retirees. This webinar is designed to help you gain a clear understanding of the various types of support offered by the Bank Workers Charity while highlighting the importance of seeking intervention at an early stage. This is a free webinar and open to anyone.

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Bank Workers Charity: The menopause

This webinar from the Bank Workers Charity looks at both the perimenopause (the transition into menopause) and the menopause and provides guidance on where to get specialised support. It also looks at the significant impact of menopause in the workplace, and at how some employers are becoming menopause friendly. This is a free webinar and open to anyone.

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Children's Mental Health Week 2023

This week is Children’s Mental Health Week. Find out how you can support the campaign, what mental health support is available for children, and register for a webinar with the Bank Workers Charity.

Your Health & Safety matters - January 2023

This January edition of our 'Your Health & Safety matters' for members in LBG provides an update on COVID related concerns, heating problems, workplace inspections, abusive customers, fire safety and more.

Bank Workers Charity: Supporting menopause at work

We teamed up with the Bank Workers Charity for a line manager wellbeing webinar to explore how people are affected by the menopause at work, the different approaches to offering support and how to create a menopause-friendly environment within the team.

Bank Workers Charity: Winter self-care

We teamed up with the Bank Workers Charity to explore how winter impacts the four pillars of wellbeing, and how we can use this awareness to adapt our habits to live seasonally.

Bank Workers Charity: Financial wellbeing and the cost-of-living crisis

Join the Bank Workers Charity to talk about financial wellbeing, what we mean by this, how money worries affect mental health, and the sources of information & support available. This webinar is free and open to all members.

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Bank Workers Charity: Children and young people’s mental health

Join the Bank Workers Charity to talk about children's mental health, the common signs and symptoms, and sources of support available to parents and guardians.

Bank Workers Charity: Wellbeing support

Join the Bank Workers Charity to find out more about the challenges they can help with and how to access support when you need it. This webinar is free and open to all current and former bank workers, and their dependents.

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