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Work fatigue during COVID-19 lockdown teleworking: the role of psychosocial, environmental, and social working conditions
Thu, 18 May 2023
During national lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, previously office-based workers who transitioned to home-based teleworking faced additional demands (e.g., childcare, inadequate homeworking spaces) likely resulting in poor work privacy fit. Previous office research suggests poor work privacy...
Long COVID and Return to Work - What Works? A position paper from the Society of Occupational Medicine (PDF, 685 Kb)
Long COVID and Return to Work - What Works? A position paper from the Society of Occupational Medicine
Thu, 4 Aug 2022
This paper provides guidance on the identification and management of Long COVID - particularly regarding return to work. This guidance has been produced by members of The Society of Occupational Medicine Long COVID Group, of which our Managing Partner Jo Yarker is a member, and other work and health...
Your Job Can Be Good For You (PDF, 5 Mb)
Your Job Can Be Good For You
Thu, 9 Jun 2022
We were pleased to be BITC's research partner to create the 'Your Job Can Be Good For You' report which sets out how businesses can revolutionise the way employees work while supporting broader responsible business goals. It also includes recommendations to begin post-pandemic re-sets of employee wellbeing...
Future Teleworking Inclinations Post-COVID-19: Examining the Role of Teleworking Conditions and Perceived Productivity (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
Future Teleworking Inclinations Post-COVID-19: Examining the Role of Teleworking Conditions and Perceived Productivity
Mon, 9 May 2022
This study investigated the relationships between the context of home-based teleworking during the pandemic (pandemic-teleworking conditions), productivity perceptions during home-based teleworking, and employees' future teleworking inclinations (FTI) beyond the pandemic. Specifically, the study examined...
Working with long COVID - guide for colleagues (PDF, 104 Kb)
Working with long COVID - guide for colleagues
Mon, 11 Apr 2022
Drawing on Affinity Health at Work's research with the University of Sheffield and CIPD, these guides produced by the CIPD offer advice and practical recommendations to provide support to employees with long COVID. This guide is for colleagues to help them support workers with long covid. There are also...
Working with long COVID - guide for employees (PDF, 114 Kb)
Working with long COVID - guide for employees
Mon, 11 Apr 2022
Drawing on Affinity Health at Work research for the CIPD, involving returning workers, line managers, occupational health, employment advisers, and rehabilitation professionals, HR professionals and the Long COVID Support group, these CIPD guides offer advice and practical recommendations to provide...
Working with long COVID - guide for line managers (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
Working with long COVID - guide for line managers
Mon, 11 Apr 2022
Drawing on Affinity Health at Work research for the CIPD, involving returning workers, line managers, occupational health, employment advisers, and rehabilitation professionals, HR professionals and the Long COVID Support group, these CIPD guides offer advice and practical recommendations to provide...
Working with long COVID - guide for people professionals (PDF, 373 Kb)
Working with long COVID - guide for people professionals
Mon, 11 Apr 2022
Drawing on Affinity Health at Work research for the CIPD, involving returning workers, line managers, occupational health, employment advisers, and rehabilitation professionals, HR professionals and the Long COVID Support group, these CIPD guides offer advice and practical recommendations to provide...
Working With Long Covid: Research Evidence To Inform Support (PDF, 319 Kb)
Working With Long Covid: Research Evidence To Inform Support
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
An estimated 1.3 million people (1.9% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long COVID as at October 2021. The prevalence and impact of long COVID is emerging as a significant concern and needs ongoing attention from people professionals.
In order to provide timely and appropriate support...
Iosh Webinar: Learnings from the Covid-19 pandemic (PNG, 405 Kb, 790x882)
Iosh Webinar: Learnings from the Covid-19 pandemic
Wed, 1 Dec 2021
Learning from the Covid-19 pandemic – approaches to support employee health and wellbeing
Covid-19: Are Reports Of Its Demise Greatly Exaggerated? (PNG, 384 Kb, 793x884)
Covid-19: Are Reports Of Its Demise Greatly Exaggerated?
Fri, 1 Oct 2021
Covid-19: are reports of its demise greatly exaggerated?
Covid-19 Return To Work Guide: For Managers (PDF, 1.6 Mb)
Covid-19 Return To Work Guide: For Managers
Mon, 29 Mar 2021
Working with a multi-disciplinary team, Affinity Health at Work contributed to this guide for the Society of Medicine to support people to return to work following Covid-19 infection
Impact Of Covid-19 On The L&D Profession: Perspectives From Independent Learning Practitioners. (PDF, 783 Kb)
Impact Of Covid-19 On The L&D Profession: Perspectives From Independent Learning Practitioners.
Mon, 22 Mar 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically shifted the way we learn. Learning and development practitioners have been challenged to step outside of their comfort zone, be curious and embrace new ways of delivering learning with high impact for the digital age. This longitudinal focus group study investigated...
PHE / SOM Webinar 6: Developing A COVID Secure Health And Wellbeing Strategy (PNG, 317 Kb, 793x949)
Developing a Covid secure health and wellbeing strategy
Transitioning Out Of Lockdown And The Impact On Your Work (PNG, 219 Kb, 794x1123)
Transitioning Out Of Lockdown And The Impact On Your Work
Fri, 1 Jan 2021
Drawing on research and practice, Affinity Health at Work contributed to this toolkit for Mental Health at Work. We share tips and strategies to support individuals struggling with the transition out of lockdown.
Returning To The Workplace After The Covid-19 Lockdown - Toolkit (PDF, 668 Kb)
Returning To The Workplace After The Covid-19 Lockdown - Toolkit
Fri, 1 Jan 2021
Drawing on research and practice, Affinity Health at Work contributed to this guide from the Society of Occupational Medicine. This guide shares recommendations for returning to the workplace after lockdown
Learnings From The Covid-19 Pandemic: Approaches To Support Employee Health And Wellbeing (PDF, 769 Kb)
Learnings From The Covid-19 Pandemic: Approaches To Support Employee Health And Wellbeing
Fri, 1 Jan 2021
This research was conducted by Affinity Health at Work, co-sponsored by IOSH via its Research Consortium, to explore the impact the COVID-19 pandemic on employee's health and wellbeing and what can be learned from it.
Researchers conducted interviews and held focus groups with employees, managers and...