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When times get tough, people get creative.  Imagine if someone had told you, on January 1st 2020, that you’d spend months in isolation this year. Imagine if they told you that football games would be banned, businesses would be shut and people would fight over toilet paper. You’d probably …

This is a whole new way to do family. How can you keep everyone sane?  Ah, working from home. It used to be productive and practical. It used to be quiet. Now, if you’re a parent, it’s a bit of a nightmare. You thought school holidays were hard …

Practicing gratitude has been scientifically proven to boost happiness and improve overall wellbeing.  Gratitude has been scientifically proven to increase happiness and fulfilment. Being grateful means focusing on what you have instead of zeroing in on what you lack. It is the act of showing appreciation and returning kindness. Although …

Part 1 of our Financial Fitness Series. The first step to financial health is learning how to set strategic financial goals.  Over 2,000 years ago, Aristotle said “ First, have a definite, clear and practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends: wisdom, money, materials and …

Locked away with family or housemates? Here’s some tips to keep you from driving each other nuts.  We’re all talking about COVID-19: the healthcare system, the data, the economy, the hygiene, the science, the politics. There’s also another profound impact COVID-19 is having: we’re all driving …

Burnout is a growing problem in modern workplaces. Here’s what you need to know about the condition. We hear a lot about burnout in today’s busy workplaces, but just what does it mean to be burnt out? Stress gets a bad rap, but in some circumstances, it can …

Our health relies on an active lifestyle – but what makes 10,000 steps the magic number? Thanks to initiatives like the 10,000 Steps program, an online physical activity challenge, and Steptember, an annual cerebral palsy fundraiser, more and more of us have donned fitness trackers to count our steps.   The target we’…

One of the main reasons I love working at Employment Hero is because I get to work with a group of pretty superb humans who share the same values as I do. This has never been made more evident as it has during COVID-19.  The desire of everyone truly wanting …

Here’s why you should make sleep a priority in your schedule. A more recent report by Sleep Health Foundation, found that 60% of people experience at least one sleep symptom at least three times a week – this includes trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up too early and not …

We talk a lot about mental illnesses like depression and anxiety, but what does mental health really mean? Good mental health isn’t just the absence of mental illness. The World Health Organisation defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own …