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Do you feel like you should be doing more for your employees but are unsure how? Are you looking to learn new tips and tricks about implementing wellness in the workplace? With topics including mental health, diversity, equality and inclusion within the workplace, we will speak to a range of professionals who have an in-depth background knowledge on these areas so that we can give you the information you need to help your employees.60% of UK workers have reported being unhappy at work and 4 in 10 workers have described themselves as feeling very or extremely stressed about pay and money issues on a regular basis - are you doing enough? Listen to our live podcast every week on our Facebook page, or you can listen to the podcast version to find out how you can make your company a better place to work.Maria Valero started her career journey by studying social work, having worked for Save the Children and other charities in her home country of Spain. She moved to the UK 10 years ago with no English language skills. She became a Bar back and then a bartender, before working in Administration, HR and marketing. Currently, she works at Stuart as their Senior Global HR Business partner, wherein she plans and develops the HR strategy across three countries with a focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in addition to wellbeing and mental health.Maria begins by explaining the challenges and her solutions that she has found when combating the inclusion of diversity, inclusion, mental health and wellbeing. She states that remote working has been a challenge for her at Stuart but through answering questions and being available to their employees during these uncertain times, they have managed to implement different devices that have had great benefits and results. Maria goes on to give advice and initiatives that others can introduce within their own HR teams and workplaces to grow the culture and have good practice. She also gives her experience with using surveys to measure and track how well the employees respond to each initiative and adapt accordingly.Maria’s challenges of looking at wellness within the workplace (1:55) Mental challenges of working remotely (3:15) Advice for how to implement wellness initiatives and how to measure its success (6:25)Wellness engaged is powered by EVENTMIND, a market leader in the virtual and hybrid event sector.. EVENTMIND has been producing diverse events for the last five years and has focused upon providing marginalised communities access. EVENTMIND provides training, consultancy and delivery for businesses looking to engage virtually with their audience and community. You can give us an email on [email protected] or alternatively call us on 0330 133 3485.
