Open plan (OP) offices are generally considered to be cost-effective, promote teamwork and collaboration and enhance a sense of wellbeing and inclusion. Recent research evidence challenges some of these assumptions though. In this article we examine available evidence on the advantages and disadvantages of open plan office design and suggest a practical way forward.

Good food is a key ingredient for staying healthy, resilient and productive in work and life. Experts recommend that when it comes to a healthy diet, we plan ahead. Packing a healthy, yummy lunch for work – including snacks and drinks - helps avoid the temptation to eat unhealthy food. It also aids on saving money!

Are you suffering from “nature-deficit disorder”? During winter we tend to stay indoors, sometimes leaving home for work in the dark, to return home to our houses, in the dark. On the weekends, we minimise our time outdoors. Yet, experts argue that a lack of time in nature can have a range of impacts on our health. Therefore, as winter passes and a sense of Spring fills the air, why not tap into the healing, stress relieving benefits of nature?

Statistics show that many kiwi workers turn up to work sick. The Bus NZ/Southern Cross 'Wellness in the Workplace Survey Report' (2017) found that 46% of workers still come to work when they are unwell. And, we’ve all done it haven’t we? But is turning up to work with a common cold such a bad thing?