The Workplace Wellbeing Podcast Ian Hogg

Meeting your staffing requirements in difficult times. Recruitment and retention of shift and hourly paid employees in the UK and Ireland.
This summer, we stopped our regular recordings and produced two compilation episodes from the 50-plus episodes we had recorded.  We called these the “Work Place Wellbeing Podcast” done as a book.

However, despite hanging up our microphones, we have decided to put on a special episode to talk about a survey we have done with our customers and a white paper we have published to discuss the findings. The white paper is called “Meeting your staffing requirements in difficult times. Recruitment and retention of shift and hourly paid employees in the UK and Ireland.” 


In this podcast Ian and Jake discuss:
The results of the Work tech group surveyHow bad is the situation in the UK and Ireland?How WorkTech Group customers are dealing with the issue.How Workforce managers are adjusting to a world of staff shortagesHow Rota management software can help with your staffing challengesWhy our customers are using AI powered Labour demand forecasting to match staffing levels to customer demand
White Paper: you can access a copy for free without having to leave any contact details by clicking here. 

The Workplace Wellbeing Podcast is supported by the WorkTech Group, which supplies cloud based tools for the modern workforce manager. The Group owns, fastP.A.Y.E is an Earned Wage Access and Financial Wellbeing App for employees. ShopWorks, a cloud based Workforce Management Software and Time and Attendance Software and provides workforce management consultancy. SolvedBy.Ai provides AI powered Sales Forecasting Software and Business Forecasting Software.

It’s a mark of how far we have come in the wellbeing space that the fear of losing one’s life or a limb doesn’t concern the majority of us at work and that when you ask modern managers about wellbeing in the Workplace, their thoughts often start with mental health issues.
So in this chapter, we aren’t going to discuss health and safety because, thankfully, it is well covered elsewhere, and workplaces are safer than ever. So instead, we cover some other areas of physical wellbeing that our guests have discussed.
This chapter includes clips from the following podcasts:
Danny Clarke, Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health and Founder of Simply People | An overview of Occupational Health and how it fits with wellbeing in the WorkplaceAshley Cope, Head of People Partners, EMEA at We Work | How We Work, priorities employee wellbeing Kevin McAlister, Founder of Lift Your Wellbeing | The role of exercise in workplace wellbeing

The Workplace Wellbeing Podcast is supported by the WorkTech Group, which supplies cloud based tools for the modern workforce manager. The Group owns, ShopWorks, a cloud based Rota Management Software and Labour Management Software provider. fastP.A.Y.E is an Employee Financial Wellbeing App and SolvedBy.Ai provides AI powered Sales Forecasting Software and Forecasting Labour Demand solutions.

This is an area where the responsibility of the employer can be debated. However, the impact is huge.  We have discussed the impact on productivity at work and the impact on the individuals concerned. A lot of effort is going into the subject, and it is an area that we believe pays huge dividends for employers that support their staff.
This chapter includes clips from the following podcasts:
Darren Laverty of Foster Denovo | “Make their money count”Ben Smith, Head of Product, fastP.A.Y.E and Jake Bates, Workplace Wellbeing Specialist, fastP.A.Y.E | The On-Demand Pay space and how the sector is evolving to improve its approach to wellbeingManuel Peleteiro, Founder & CEO of Inbest | How Inbest can open the benefits landscape to thousand of employeesYou might also be interested in these podcasts:
Ian Hogg, Chairman, fastP.A.Y.E | How open banking and the NHS are about to revolutionise financial wellbeingNicola Anderson, CEO of Fintech Scotland | How Fintech’s can improve the lot of employee’s financial well-beingLaura Conning, Founder, Citygate Mortgages | Business models that have a profit motive but invest a large amount of their time in doing social good, especially in the area of employee wellbeingThe Workplace Wellbeing Podcast is supported by the WorkTech Group, which supplies cloud based tools for the modern workforce manager. The Group owns, fastP.A.Y.E is an Earned Wage Access and Financial Wellbeing App for employees. ShopWorks, a cloud based Workforce Management Software and Time and Attendance Software and provides workforce management consultancy. SolvedBy.Ai provides AI powered Sales Forecasting Software and Business Forecasting Software.

This is a subject which has become increasingly recognized as an area of employer responsibility.  This is a problem that was often swept under the carpet in the past but is now benefiting from a much more open debate as in recent years the full scale of the problem has become clear. Throughout the podcast series, we have discussed the different types of mental health issues, the impact of work on people’s health plus a range of potential solutions. 
This chapter includes clips from the following podcasts:
Perrine Farque, Keynote Speaker, Author and Founder of Inspired Human | Inclusion and Psychological safetyFaisal Shaikh, Founder and CEO of Babble | The problem of loneliness at work and how to address itDr Marcus Fila, Professor of Management, Hope College, Michigan | Stress in the workplace and what to do about itYou might also be interested in these podcasts:
Gemma Perkins, Personal transformation facilitator | Positive Psychology, what is it and how can it help wellbeing in the workplace?Kelly Mackin, Co- founder, Motives Met | What makes a work-life well lived?Dr Serra Pitts, Clinical Director of 87% | How technology can help improve employee mental wellbeingRob Stephenson, CEO & Founder, InsideOut LeaderBoard | Diary of a mental health campaignerStuart Mace, Ambassador, The Circle Line | The role of therapy in a wellbeing strategyAnastasia Callaghan, Founder, Sunday Sanctuary | Sunday evening anxiety and how to get rid of it
The Workplace Wellbeing Podcast is supported by the WorkTech Group, which supplies cloud based tools for the modern workforce manager. The Group owns, ShopWorks, a cloud based Employee Scheduling Software and Labour Management Software provider. fastP.A.Y.E is an Advance Salary App and On Demand Pay solution. SolvedBy.Ai provides AI powered Labour Demand Forecasting solutions and Employee Retention Software.

Just like leadership, communications has probably been one of the top 3 business book subjects of all time so we weren’t surprised that it came up regularly with our guests.. No clear trend emerged on the subject throughout our 2 series, other than clear communications and listening to your team help wellbeing. 
This chapter includes clips from the following podcasts:
Paul Hills, Founder and CEO of Konektis.org | Bringing the body language back to video meetings      (for Youtube version click  here)Andrea Newton, Founder of Confident Conversations | The Art of ConversationAndy Long, Owner, Impact 2 Performance Coaching | How High Impact teams and coaching can help employee wellbeingYou might also be interested in these podcasts:
Sarah Hosein, Leadership Coach | Ensuring all voices are heard to help improve wellbeingDr Bob Nelson, President of Nelson Motivation & Mario Tamayo, Principal at Tamayo Group inc. | How to make work funHannes Bend and Hoda Mahmoodzadegan, Founders of Breathing.AI | How to end that Zoomed out feelingSara Sabin, Entrepreneur and Transformational Coach | The Great resignation and how to avoid itCaterina Kostoula, Founder, The Leaderpath | The impact of bad meetings on wellbeing at work
The Workplace Wellbeing Podcast is supported by the WorkTech Group, which supplies cloud based tools for the modern workforce manager. The Group owns, ShopWorks, a cloud based Rota Management Software and Labour Management Software provider. fastP.A.Y.E is an Employee Financial Wellbeing App and SolvedBy.Ai provides AI powered Sales Forecasting Software and Forecasting Labour Demand solutions.

Chapter 6: Roles and Responsibility. 

We were constantly surprised by the link between what you could call standard business practice and wellbeing. This is covered in this chapter which looks at how you select your team, the roles you give them, their responsibilities and other working practices. 
Tools such as an organization chart and a job description which must be part of management 101 really can have an effect on wellbeing if done properly and this came up time and again.
This chapter includes clips from the following podcasts:
Carolyn Illman, Hiring Coach and Owner, Hire Possibilities | How a great hiring process improves wellbeing at work.Dr Nicole Tschierske, Coach/ Mentor for Women in Science, Tech and Engineering | Improving the working day so that it is less energy-draining and more energy-givingDr Benjamin Ritter, Founder of Live for Yourself Consulting | Putting a square peg in a square hole – job crafting and wellbeingLouise Deverell Smith, Founder of Daisy Chain | Flexible working and its impact on wellbeing
The Workplace Wellbeing Podcast is supported by the WorkTech Group, which supplies cloud based tools for the modern workforce manager. The Group owns, fastP.A.Y.E is an Earned Wage Access and Financial Wellbeing App for employees. ShopWorks, a cloud based Workforce Management Software and Time and Attendance Software and provides workforce management consultancy. SolvedBy.Ai provides AI powered Sales Forecasting Software and Business Forecasting Software.