BUSINESS REPORT


RESILIENCE WORKSHOP BENEFITS LOCAL CHARITY


A sell-out workshop on emotional resilience, organised by leading regional law firm, Howes Percival, is expected to raise over £800 for the Milton Keynes Community Foundation, which will be given to local charities and projects dealing with health and emotional wellbeing issues. The interactive workshop,


entitled Building Your Emotional Resilience, was designed for HR professionals and those responsible for wellbeing in the workplace. Emotional resilience specialist Julian Hall led the workshop, which focused on helping delegates understand the factors which make up their emotional resilience and providing them with strategies and tactics for changing their relationship with stress. Delegates were charged an


entrance fee to attend the sold-out event and all proceeds will be passed on to the Milton Keynes Community Foundation to distribute to charities and projects in the local area dealing with mental health issues.


TRAINING IS HOT TO TROT


The Health & Safety Executive’s recent guidance that companies consider the mental health of their employees alongside their physical health has created a need for training and development in this field. The Ride High Equestrian


From left: Julian Hall; Natalie Jordan, Milton Keynes Community Foundation; Simon DeMaid, Howes Percival


Simon DeMaid, a partner and


employment law expert at Howes Percival said: “Long working hours, a lack of work-life balance and the demands of working in a high- pressure environment can cause mental health issues or aggravate a pre-existing condition. While open discussion about mental health issues has become easier in the last few years, there’s still a stigma attached, leaving many employees


TESSA’S NEW ROLE AS PROPERTY SURVEYOR


Tessa Smith has joined Robinson & Hall, Land and Property Professionals, as commercial property surveyor. After graduating from Harper Adams


University with a BSc (Hons) in Rural Enterprise and Land Management, Tessa (pictured) worked for a national telecoms company as a graduate commercial property surveyor where she became a chartered surveyor. She then spent 18 months working for a commercial surveying firm in London. Determined to grow and develop her


knowledge of the property industry, she decided to join Robinson & Hall as the firm deals with a variety of property types including residential, commercial and rural. Tessa works across all


commercial fields but is currently focusing on property management, lettings and disposals. In her spare time,


Tessa has a hands-on role managing her and her partner’s flock of pedigree Suffolk and Texel sheep, walking her dogs and exploring different parts of the world.


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fearful of talking about their problems within the workplace and many managers ill-equipped to deal with such issues. “We were very pleased by the


fantastic response that this event attracted and we’d like to extend a big thank you to Julian Hall for donating his time.”


Visit: www.howespercival.com/ services/employment-and-hr/


Centre offers a two-day training course, certified by Mental Health First Aid England, to equip delegates with practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health illness and to provide them with an in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing. The learning takes place at


the Ride High Equestrian Centre in central Milton Keynes, across four manageable sessions, using a mix of group work, presentations and discussions. The course will run on 16 and 17 May, and 17 and 18 October 2019.


Visit: www.ridehighequestriancentr e.co.uk/view/mental-health- first-aider-training


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