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90: This Week In Work - Red Rooster's free childcare programme, changing careers at 40, and sending embarrassing emails

90: This Week In Work - Red Rooster's free childcare programme, changing careers at 40, and sending embarrassing emails

FromTruth, Lies and Work


90: This Week In Work - Red Rooster's free childcare programme, changing careers at 40, and sending embarrassing emails

FromTruth, Lies and Work

ratings:
Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Apr 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Welcome to This Week in Work, your Tuesday dose of the latest headlines, stories and challenges from the world of work in April 2024.
In today's episode:


The News Roundup: We talk about Red Rooster who have introduced free childcare, why McKinsey might not be the best company to work for and whether the term 'chairMAN' is outdated


60 Second Highlights: Nora Burns' new podcast (https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/52162edb-cf4c-4213-93a8-6d8ce0dab6b5/id/30741883), recap of last week's episode with Ben from CharlieHR & sneak peek at this Thursday's episode with Diego Maradona's former agent


The Workplace Clinic: Al will puts your pressing questions about workplace culture directly to Leanne, our in-house business psychologist.


Upcoming on Thursday: Join us for a fascinating insight into the world of sport with Football's Super Agent, Jon Smith.
Resources and Further Reading:

Red Rooster's childcare scheme: https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/child-care-ups-benefits-777c632a


The debate about chair vs chairman: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/death-of-the-chairman-city-switching-to-more-inclusive-chairs-m97gbff2c

Dr Audrey Tang's VITALS exercise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yXjo6TmA24



Stay tuned and subscribe for more insights into making your workplace not just a place to work, but a great place to work.

General Support with Mental Health and Well-being
If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, or are currently struggling with your mental health, the following resources may be useful.
Mind website: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/
If you are feeling in distress or despair, including feelings of suicide, please do consider calling the Samaritans for free on 116 123 (UK) or email jo@samaritans.org (Rest of World)

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Released:
Apr 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (94)

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