Adam Saville: Agile working and surrendering to grief

Flexible hours and the allowance of headspace

Adam Saville
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COVER editor explores the emotional relief of working from home

I am writing this article less than an hour after releasing a flood of tears. Many of you will be aware from my articles, newsletter and COVER events that just over a year ago my mother passed away following a battle with cancer. Since then, I started as editor of COVER and have therefore engaged daily with issues such as critical illness support, cancer care assistance and the availability of value added services; help which mum and my family would have greatly benefited from had we had cover in place. Another issue we talk a lot about as an industry is mental health support, with...

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