Blue Monday: Wellbeing opportunities for employers

Whether you believe in the pseudoscience surrounding the third Monday of the year or not, the so-called ‘Blue Monday' gives employers an opportunity to realise and address the ongoing wellbeing obstacles their staff are faced with, particularly two years into the Covid-19 pandemic. Originally conceived as a marketing tool to sell out-of-season holiday packages, Blue Monday has instead come to highlight the volume and severity of mental health and wellbeing issues people face during the early days of each year. The post-Christmas return to ‘normalcy' and the associated financial worrie...