It was an absolute pleasure to speak with Jo, Caroline and Matt about the Future of Work and the #HR profession. Here's a lil' thread about just some of the things we spoke about 🧵

I've put £1million in a fund to provide grants of £5k - £20k to small UK charities who are doing/want to do immediate Coronavirus poverty relief. Please share to let any charities who may want to apply know. Full info:

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The RF report is here: https://t.co/wtcIBFkAah. Those interested in the work conducted by @DrLanau and I on the rise of in-work poverty in the UK, how people enter and exit, and the effectiveness of Tax Credits can find this here:

"We say that one size doesn't fit all, but it does. Human connection *is* the answer to everything" @MaffPotts

"There's two answers to the meaning of life: Other people, and purpose." @MaffPotts closing today's event with his grounding reminder of why we are all here

@LordMarkPrice 6 factors drive discretionary effort. Recognition is crucial. Employees are criticised 2x a week but thanked once every 4.5 months.@Tomorrows_co #mentalhealth

@LordMarkPrice Socrates says 2 types of happiness. Transitory happiness and true happiness. The latter comes from altruism @Tomorrows_co #mentalhealth

@Rob_InsideOut gets audience to score out of 10 their current mental state. Madeleine Evans CEO Levell says ?15% of employees in danger of burnout. #mentalhealth @Tomorrows_co

@ScarlettEBrown calls for businesses to be more discriminating as to which mental health issues they are dealing with. Stress;internal politics; lack of opportunities to open up; toxic working environment. @Tomorrows_co

Huge appetite among organisations to tackle issues. Mental Health First Aid is widespread but how much difference is it making? An employee’s relationship with their boss is central:manager training and awareness is vital.@Tomorrows_co

I’m at the #MentalHealthConference hosted by Fore to hear the findings from the @Tomorrows_co report Mental Health: Beyond Awareness. @ScarlettEBrown presenting findings #mentalhealth

@Tomorrows_co mental health beyond awareness report launch with Chairman of MIND. @SOMNews has examined how #occupational #health practitioners and providers can add value to #workplace #wellbeing initiatives -see https://t.co/j18ZIcdY3G. @paulfarmermind

@steviespring1 Chair of Mind says 1/4 people face mental health issues every year. Employee engagement vital. Most important survey question is ‘how do you feel about work’. @Tomorrows_co

«We need to look at the gravitational pull of the poverty zone. How deeply are people pulled into it? How long have they had to endure it?» — Tom Croft of ⁦@ATDFourthWorld⁩ at the #FinancialInclusion #FIAsummit convened by ⁦@Tomorrows_co⁩ and ⁦⁦@NPickavance⁩

Reading on 🚂 heading home from @Tomorrows_co FIA Summit. Also launched today is @chwaraeteg report which says Wales’ #GenderPayGap has ⬆️ this yr to 14.5%, while the UK figure has ⬇️ 60% of low paid workers are women, if we want real financial inclusion this needs to change.

@andrewtghill @Tomorrows_co @NPickavance Budgets are being cut for employee welfare activities yet CSR in public is on a high. It’s time to wake up and set the internal things right by focusing on their well being as only that will be instrumental in helping them remain energized ... https://t.co/Jcdy3urcjw

And it starts ! At the #financialinclusionalliancesummit By @Tomorrows_co today kicking off with some opening words from @GowmanAJ highlighting some revealing stats about #inworkpoverty - 60% of those in poverty are now in work.

Saker Nussebeih: we can show you that companies that pay employees more than minimum wage will earn a better return for shareholders. Same for companies that pay suppliers on time #stewardship @Tomorrows_co #financialinclusion

Saker Nussebeih of @Hermesinvest explains fund management is about #stewardship. We-the citizens-own the shares. The same people who work in the companies. Separating shareholders into separate compartments from customers, employees and communities is nonsense. @Tomorrows_co