We worked with a lady who we are going to call Sarah*.
Sarah was a Senior Executive. We first met her in 2019 when conducting training at her workplace which focused on keeping the workplace healthy and reducing absenteeism.
Sarah contacted us in confidence after the training and said: “I can relate to some […]
We worked with a Lawyer, Simon*, who had been diagnosed with depression and anxiety.
Simon was 42 years old with a wife and children. He was a senior partner in a law firm and was highly successful in his job. He was also extremely anxious about failing or not succeeding in some way. Although Simon didn’t want to practice law […]
Nichola Fosler, a partner in the Stewarts Personal Injury team, talks with the Founder and Director of KMA Occupational Therapy Kate Meads about the role of an occupational therapist and asks some questions about vocational rehabilitation.
Since qualifying as an occupational therapist in 1992, Kate has established a proven track record both nationally and internationally for […]
Sadly, due to the current pandemic, workplaces are facing enormous decisions when it comes to staff. For many, this may be in the form of redundancy. As many offices have remained closed since March 2020, and small businesses are closing down, numerous workers are either unable to work or are in fact losing their jobs. In these unprecedented times, […]
At KMA, virtual assessments mean assessing/providing intervention sessions virtually over Zoom or Microsoft Teams. KMA have been working remotely for many years and will often use this model of working when assessing international clients.
Did you read our previous blog on video call fatigue? Find it here.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it many changes and one of those is the sharp increase in working from home.
According to the www.ons.gov.uk website, In the month of April 2020, it was estimated that almost half of people in UK employment worked from home. This is a huge increase from the 5% who […]
Women at work
The menopause is a biological change that every woman will go through at some time in their life. It’s a natural, normal process that typically occurs in women in their early 50’s.
For some women, the menopause can also start earlier as it is linked to the decline of oestrogen […]
In the UK from the 2nd– 6th September is migraine awareness week.
The purpose of this week is to spread awareness of this debilitating condition.
Most of us will have experienced a migraine at some point in our lives with over 190,000 migraine attacks taking place every single day in Britain.
Quite often migraines come on very unexpectedly and without rhyme or reason, but they can often be […]
‘How do I successfully support an employee with their return to work when they have been off sick for some time?
‘How do I best maintain contact with an employee during sickness absence without being accused of pressuring them to return too soon?’
‘How do I increase employee wellbeing? Everyone seems so stressed and under pressure all the time.’
Do these questions sound familiar to you?
You may […]
You may have heard of the word ‘presenteeism’, yes? It’s a hot topic right now and an issue that’s costing UK employers more than £61 billion annually.
Presenteeism is when employees are present, but their productivity is down. Have you ever come into work when you are poorly?
You aren’t alone, but this is also a form of presenteeism.
Presenteeism is a serious issue, […]
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