Adam Smith

Supporting our Employees

International Week of Happiness at Work 2022 During International Week of Happiness 2022, we took time to think what helps an employee feel happy at work. With ever changing trends in the workplace following the COVID-19 pandemic and rising stresses in our personal lives, it’s harder but still more important than ever to support employees … Read more

Indirect Discrimination

Indirect Discrimination Employers must act proactively to eradicate instances of indirect discrimination from the workplace. Everybody should be treated equally in regards to workplace policies, under your provision, criteria, or practice (PCP). However certain policies may indirectly affect certain employees or groups of employees in an unfair and negative manner, resulting in indirect discrimination. This … Read more

What is Neurodiversity?

What is Neurodiversity? Neurodiversity explores the idea of diversity over the way we interact and function with our environment. Everyone is different and neurodiversity aims for a world where neurological differences are recognised and valued like any other form of human variation. It also tackles the idea that there is universal standard to how we … Read more

Unhealthy Eating and Employee Absence

Unhealthy Eating and Employee Absence Unhealthy eating and employee absence is a growing issue for employers in the UK. The Health Survey for England found that in 2019, 28% of adults in the UK were obese, with a further 36.2% being overweight. These figures have only risen since 2019, as inflation has heavily impacted the … Read more

Fitness and Motivation

Fitness and Motivation – How to Stay Motivated on our Fitness Journey Fitness is a momentous task, whether we’re looking to lose weight ahead of our holidays, or for when stepping on our scale is becoming a daunting process. Most of us have been there, wondering how to stay motivated. Watching the number on a … Read more

Is it Too Hot to Work? – Working in High Temperature Conditions

Is it Too Hot to Work? – Working in High Temperature Conditions The UK is bracing itself for a potentially record breaking heatwave, with temperatures set to hit 40°C. It is more important than ever to assess high temperature conditions in the workplace, whether it is too hot to work and the ways we can … Read more

World Wellbeing Week 2022

World Wellbeing Week 2022 – June 27 / July 01 Today marks the start of World Wellbeing Week 2022, a yearly campaign which gives us the opportunity to raise awareness for all factors promoting wellbeing. Whether it’s meaningful work filled with purpose and gratification, to financial security, physical, mental and emotional health, compassionate leadership, employee … Read more

Meet the Latest Addition to our Growing Team!

Meet the latest addition to our growing team! Valentine Occupational Health is continuing to grow, and we’re delighted to announce Charlie Day has joined us as our Marketing Executive. We’re very excited to have Charlie on board with us, we might even give him control over the office music (which is a big deal around … Read more

GoCardless

We have some great news to share…. We are now working with Gocardless and can now offer Direct Debit Payments for all of our clients. Direct Debit is now our preferred method to take payments because it is easy to use, and it benefits both Valentine and your business. To pay by Direct Debit, you … Read more

My Best Experience as an Occupational Health Nurse Advisor by Andrew Wells

I’d like to share my best experience as an Occupational Health Nurse Advisor, I believe it’s a real indication of what the role encompasses and a great example of working together to reach the optimal goal. For more information, I’d highly recommend you read how the Faculty of Occupational Medicine define the role of Occupational … Read more

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