health & wellbeing

Psychology as a tool to manage mental resilience in the workplace

Just as people get given a computer to facilitate their work, so they should also receive tools to manage their mental health in the workplace, argues psychologist Sofia Viotti

New York state of mind: experts set to explore big ideas at 2023 conference

Talking tech, trends and transformation, this year’s WORKTECH New York 2023 event looks at the future of work from many angles. Are you ready for an asynchronous, deconstructed and transparent future?

Sex, pubs and chatbots mingle at Manchester conference

Innovation and automation were on the schedule at the recent WORKTECH Manchester event as WORKTECH returns to the city for the first time in ten years

Equality and diversity initiatives failing LGBT+ employees

New research suggests that companies are not working hard enough to make the workplace an accepting and supportive environment for LGBT+ staff

Where is the employee ‘sweet spot’ in creating hybrid work model?

Companies experimenting with hybrid models tend to put productivity above all else. A new study suggests happiness, connection and coordinated hybrid work count just as much

Water at work: is more blue space the answer to the blues?

We’ve all heard of green space but what about blue space? Research shows that environments with a water feature may be even better for you than traditional plant-based biophilic design

How will Gen Z fare in 2023? Focus on providing an office

  The status of Generation Z as ‘digital natives’ aligns them most closely with flexible working. But they are also pro-office and want a safe work environment that supports their mental health

Six things we learnt from the Healthy City Design Congress 2022

Changing patterns of work are set to have a huge impact on making urban life more liveable and more sustainable, as experts at an annual congress on creating the healthy city explained