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After a brief reprieve, late September saw many of us return to exclusive home working as infection rates began to rise.  And with remote working looking as if it is here to stay for the foreseeable future or in some cases – indefinitely - it seems that many SMEs are unsure of their responsibilities.

The Office for National Statics state that feeling stressed or anxious was the most common way adults experiencing some form of depressions felt their well-being was being affected, with 94.9% stating this, and according to mind 8 in 10 people get diagnosed with mixed anxiety and depression in any given week in England.

The Coronavirus pandemic has been tough on everyone. According to the Office for National Statistics, in June 2020, one in five adults (19.2%) were likely to experience a form of depression during the pandemic. This had almost doubled from around 1 in 10 (9.7%) before the pandemic.

World Mental Health day is fast approaching (Saturday 10^th October), and mental health in the workplace is something that we at identecoHR take very seriously. Even without a pandemic, helping employees through these problems has never been more important.

An #EndIsolationInCare campaign has been launched by the Relatives & Residents Association (R&RA) to apply pressure on the government to urgently amend its Covid-19 guidance for care homes.

For many UK companies, working from home is here to stay for the foreseeable future. This means that many companies are looking at their physical office processes and re-working these to function within a remote environment.