Keep Britain Working

Keep Britain Working is a campaign that was launched by James Reed and 30 co-founders in April 2020 in response to the employment crisis as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic - with the objective to preserve jobs and protect livelihoods. We want to bring individuals, businesses and organisations together to support those looking for work or needing to reskill as a result of the pandemic with the end goal to Keep Britain Working. You can find out more about the campaign on the Keep Britain Working website or through following us on Linked In, Twitter @keepbritworking or Facebook

We work with a variety of partners to provide free courses, webinars and insight to support people looking for work across the UK. 

Webinar Description: 

What support is available for people coming out of furlough or looking to return to the workplace after a prolonged break?

Join our panel of experts in Recruitment, HR and Mental Health to discuss issues many of us face around returning to the workplace, particularly after furlough, long periods out of employment, or months of digital-only working!

We discuss:

- Finding a new job

- Mental health and wellbeing, including dealing with imposter syndrome

- Preparing yourself for a physical return to the workplace

- Adjusting to new ways of working

- Government backed support for getting back into work and other employment related services 

The Panelists:

James Reed – Chairman and CEO of the Reed Group. James is a regular media commentator on work and labour market issues, with recent appearances including BBC News, Sky News, BBC Radio 2 and The Apprentice. He has contributed insight to a wide range of publications including the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review and the Sunday Times.

Heather Deering – Health, wellbeing and engagement partner at the Morson Group. Leading the charge at the Morson Group to challenge the status quo around health and wellbeing, Heather’s remit is to bring innovation, ideation and spark divergent programmes of activity that stretch beyond the traditional barriers of physical health, and deliver real change. A science & health writer, Heather champions her academic acumen and qualifications – which include a degree in Psychology and a Masters in Human Nutrition – to find, assess, implement and evaluate evidence-based practices that underpin the Morson Group’s overarching health and wellbeing strategy, ‘MorFit’.

Karen Jackson – HR Director at Reed. Karen has been with Reed for 3 years, overseeing positive change throughout the business. Her drive to achieve Reed’s ambitious HR strategies have pushed the family business to be ranked as one of the best places to work in both 2019 and 2020, and the only recruitment company to be in the Top 50.

Rebecca Harris – Health and Wellbeing Service Development Executive at Reed Wellbeing. Reed Wellbeing offers preventative health and wellbeing services in both the public and private sector with a focus of supporting HR teams with their wellbeing agenda.