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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: A comprehensive guide to practical strategies for success
This toolkit aims to clarify DE&I concepts by providing human resources professionals and DE&I leaders with the necessary tools to engage in in-depth reflection, develop new strategies, or improve existing processes. For the development of this toolkit, the Global-Watch team relied on 92 scientific references, as well as our review of practices around the world and market best practices.
New toolkit on Workplace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Available
Check out our new toolkit on diversity, equity and inclusion!
Offer your teams this conference on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Conference dedicated to exploring DE&I, with a particular focus on unconscious cognitive biases, which often underlie discrimination and inequality in the workplace.
New Tool Available: New Tool Available: A primer on creating menopause friendly workplaces
The Global-Watch team is pleased to share with its member employers its new guide to creating menopause-friendly work environments.
A primer on creating menopause-friendly workplaces
This tool provides resources and practical advice to help not only women navigate these changes but also organizations support them effectively, fostering an inclusive and caring work environment that is essential for their well-being and performance.
New toolkit available: Preventing incivility in the workplace
We are delighted to announce the availability of our new toolkit: “Preventing incivilities in the workplace – A winning strategy for effective action”
Preventing incivility in the workplace: A winning strategy for effective action
This 9-tool kit is designed to guide you through a structured rollout process aimed at preventing incivilities and ensuring that you minimize their impact on your organization and the people who work there. Global-Watch team consulted 58 scientific references as well as our review of practices around the world and best market practices to develop these tools.
New tool available: Mental health first aid
This new tool, available to all Global-Watch members, provides information on the mental health first aid program, as well as concrete guidelines for implementing a mental health first aid strategy.
Mental health first aid : a useful tool to add to your overall strategy for mental health and well-being in the workplace
This tool will introduce you to the mental health first aid program, and provide you with concrete guidelines for implementing a mental health first aid strategy.
Managing ecoanxiety: Mobilizing employees for action
This tool will help you understand ecoanxiety, its context and its impacts and explore potential solutions to help employees deal with it.
Launch of a new tool to tackle ecoanxiety
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new tool entitled Managing Ecoanxiety: Mobilizing employees for action. The tool is now available to all Global-Watch affiliated employers, and contains practical tips for acting on your employees’ ecoanxiety.
Global-Watch virtual coaching groups
Virtual coaching group (in French)
Global-watch presents its new toolkit Assessing and balancing workloads: A responsibility with mutual benefits
This toolkit has been specifically designed to support you in recognizing the dimensions of workload, in order to better assess and balance it.
Assessing and balancing workload: A responsibility with mutual benefits
This toolkit containing 15 tools is designed to support you in your workload assessment process, by providing you with the tools you need to optimize and balance your employees’ workloads. Global-Watch reviewed some sixty sources at the literature search stage. Thirty-five of these were selected for tool development.
Assessing work-related psychosocial risks (PSRs) and their risk factors
This toolkit includes 8 tools to help you implement your workplace psychosocial risk assessment program. It focuses mainly on understanding these risks and their associated factors and on how to assess them. Global-Watch reviewed some sixty sources at the literature search stage. Thirty of these were selected for the development of the tools in this kit.
Toolkit launch : Assessing work-related psychosocial risks (PSRs) and their risk factors
Global-Watch is introducing its new toolkit, Assessing work-related psychosocial risks (PSRs) and their risk factors.
Étienne Fouquet appointed Content and Knowledge Transfer Lead at Global-Watch
We are pleased to announce the arrival of Étienne Fouquet as Content and Knowledge Transfer Lead. With his academic and field background in mental health, organizational behavior, neuroscience and governance, Étienne will oversee all content development for the benefit of our affiliates.
Discover the 10 components of workload
This tool will help you learn about the 10 key components of workload so that you can act appropriately to promote sustainable well-being in your organization.
Update of the toolkit Mitigating psychological health risks in times of uncertainty
We are pleased to announce the update of this toolkit, which is designed to help employers manage psychological health risks during a time of uncertainty or turbulence. The content of this toolkit is based on more than 100 credible references from around the world, as well as on meetings with various experts.
Mitigating psychological health risks in times of uncertainty
This toolkit includes some 20 tools developed from more than 100 reliable sources around the world to help you implement your psychological health risk mitigation strategy. It includes tools for people responsible for internal roll out of the strategy and managers.
Michèle Parent, Senior strategic advisor at Global-Watch, invited as a panelist at the Congrès collectif 2023
Michèle Parent, Senior Strategic Advisor at Global-Watch, was a guest speaker at the Congrès collectif 2023 held at the Palais des congrès in Montreal on the theme of Plans under pressure: How to stay relevant to your clients.
Global-Watch : Five years working to improve workplace mental health and well-being around the world in a sustainable way
Five years ago today, we officially launched Global-Watch! We would like to take this opportunity to look back on a few highlights and especially to offer you our most sincere THANKS!
Marie-Claude Pelletier, President of Global-Watch, invited to participate as an expert in the workshops of the Assises du Travail in France
Marie-Claude Pelletier, president and founder of Global-Watch, was asked to participate in a workshop on the theme of “Preventing occupational wear and tear and facilitating job retention”. This workshop is part of theme two: Health and quality of life at work of the Assises du travail in France.
Properly prepare for your day working remotely
We present this guide on well-being while working remotely, which, we hope, will help you better manage your time, the boundaries between your personal life and your professional life and the use of diverse technologies, with the goal of helping you take care of your physical and mental health.
Thematic dossier : Nutrition
This thematic dossier includes 2 tools dedicated to human resources managers, 5 information and awareness fact sheets intended for employees and 1 complementary tool on physical activity. More than 60 scientific references were considered in the development of this file.
The team is expanding: Michèle Parent joins Global-Watch as a Senior Strategic Advisor
We are pleased to announce that Michèle Parent has joined the Global-Watch team as a Senior Strategic Advisor. Michèle will contribute to the strategic evolution of Global-Watch while being involved in its development. With over 30 years of expertise in the field, there is no doubt that her contribution will be beneficial to the organization and our members! Welcome Michèle!
Workplace Health and Well-Being: What indicators to use to measure the success of your strategy over time
In this video, Marie-Claude Pelletier, President and founder of Global-Watch and an expert on the subject of indicators, identifies the factors to consider before starting an initiative aimed at identifying the right indicators to monitor and then provides an overview of the five steps of the initiative suggested and documented by Global-Watch.
Workplace Health and Well-Being: What indicators to use to measure the success of your strategy over time – News
In this video, Marie-Claude Pelletier, President and founder of Global-Watch and an expert on the subject of indicators, identifies the factors to consider before starting an initiative aimed at identifying the right indicators to monitor and then provides an overview of the five steps of the initiative suggested and documented by Global-Watch.
Free videos – Thematic dossier: New workplace realities: organizational initiatives and management practices that promote mental health
Video presentations available for free : The contents of this thematic dossier present organizational initiatives to be deployed or management practices to be implemented in your companies to promote mental health and well-being at work. The following topics will be explored in the form of reference guides, tools for your managers and videos: disconnection, peer support programs, daily management practices and recognition at work.
Thematic dossier: New workplace realities: organizational initiatives and management practices that promote mental health
The contents of this thematic dossier present organizational initiatives to be deployed or management practices to be implemented in your companies to promote mental health and well-being at work. The following topics will be explored in the form of reference guides, tools for your managers and videos: disconnection, peer support programs, daily management practices and recognition at work.
Self-Management of Mental Health at Work – Reference guide for employees
There are quite a few self-management strategies. This reference guide presents some examples of strategies that may seem obvious, but which have been identified by a research as the most useful for supporting mental health at work.
Francis Girard-Boudreault joins the Global-Watch team as Communications Lead
We are pleased to announce the arrival of Francis Girard Boudreault as Communications Lead at Global-Watch.
Siham Azar joins the Global-Watch team as Administrative Coordinator
We are pleased to announce the arrival of Ms. Siham Azar as Administrative Coordinator in the Global-Watch team.
7 tips for rebuilding social connections within your team
Tips for promoting social connections at work, whether they be for working in person, remotely or in a hybrid context.
Global-Watch Thematic Conferences
The Global-Watch Thematic Conferences are developed to help understand, learn and act on the main issues related to workplace mental health and well-being.
Marie-Michèle Mantha-Bélisle – Content and Knowledge Transfer Lead
Marie-Michèle Mantha-Bélisle joins the Global-Watch team as Content and Knowledge Transfer Lead
Prioritizing and measuring the impact of work-life balance initiatives
A 14 tools toolkit to help you prioritize and measure the impact of work-life balance initiatives using science-based indicators.
Facing pandemic fatigue with your teams: the power of dialogue
Open a dialogue with your teams and cope with pandemic fatigue
Global-Watch – Fonds de recherche du Québec Fellowships
The Global-Watch – Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) fellowships aim to reward the high-quality work of doctoral students who joined forces at the start of the pandemic to offer organizations, in the form of Scientific Newsflashes, accessible scientific knowledge and concrete action steps to minimize the effects of the pandemic on workers’ health and well-being.
4 Tools to Promote a Healthy Work Climate
4 Tools Developed to Help Organizations Promote a Healthy Work Climate. Aimed as much at Human Resources Managers as to employees.
Thematic dossier: Transition to hybrid work mode
Le télétravail est, sans contredit, un sujet d’intérêt pour toutes les parties prenantes de l’organisation, de par ses avantages, mais aussi ses défis!
Reference guides on digital fatigue
Understand digital fatigue to limit its effects on health and well-being.
Thematic dossier: Well-being and Remote Working
Working remotely is, without a doubt, a topic of interest for all stakeholders in the organization, because of its advantages but also because of its challenges!
Video – Are you sleeping well?
Video – Are you sleeping well?
Understanding and preparing for human integration of artificial intelligence and digital transformation
This toolkit includes 12 tools developed from 49 credible sources worldwide, and in collaboration with 8 experts, specialists and practitioners.
Checklist: 12 Questions to Ask Before Implementing a Workplace Health and Well-Being Standard
For the use of well-being, quality of work life, prevention, physical and psychological health standards
Global-Watch presents its new corporate video
To learn more about our services, we invite you to watch this short 3-minute video.
Where are you on the mental health continuum?
The mental health continuum. Taken from Checking our mental health vital signs. Programme d’aide aux médecins du Québec (PAMQ). 2020.
Support Guide – Measurement Indicators for a Workplace Health and Well-Being Strategy
This toolkit includes 12 tools based on 47 credible references from around the world, consultations with academic experts and practitioners, and the collection of testimonials from Canadian, French, British and Swiss organizations.
Returning to work after a long-term absence
This toolkit includes 30 tools based on more than 80 credible references from around the world and produced in collaboration with scientists, practitioners and experts in the field in Canada and Europe.
Video capsule with Dr. Bérengère Petit-LeToumelin
Video capsule with Dr. Bérengère Petit-LeToumelin, occupational health services coordinating doctor at BNP Paribas
Quebec’s Chief Scientist supports the dissemination of scientific content from the Global-Watch platform during the COVID-19 pandemic
With Quebec’s reasearch fund.
Concise guide Are you sleeping well?
A tool to help employees better understand various sleep problems and how they can impact them and their loved ones.
Material shared by employers exclusively for affiliates
Tools developed and used by employers
COVID-19: Maintaining workplace health and well-being
Watch for our new content.
Expansion of the Global-Watch team with the addition of expert Jean-Pier Rodrigue!
En janvier 2020, Global-Watch a accueilli M. Jean-Pier Rodrigue dans l’équipe.
POSTPONED – Global-Watch Webinar: Can presenteeism be good for health and performance?
May 7, 2020
Webinar With Maria Karanika-Murray, Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
Critical Incidents in the Railway Industry: Preventing Negative Psychological Effects in Locomotive Engineers and Train Conductors
This tool addresses several aspects for an organization to consider when trying to improve their support to employees involved in a critical incident
Marie-Claude Pelletier, Recognized as a Leader in the Employee Benefits Sector in Quebec
A great honour for the President and Founder of Global-Watch
International Collaboration Belgium-Quebec to Promote Good Practices in Workplace Health and Well-Being
The signing took place in Brussels with the Delegate General of Quebec in Brussels
Global-Watch at the Association de la retraite et des avantages sociaux du Québec (ARASQ) Annual Conference
Conference on social responsibility at the heart of our organizations: for a strategic and sustainable commitment
Global-Watch at the Association nationale des directeurs en ressources humaines (ANDRH) University in France
Conference on international trends and perspectives in workplace health and well-being
Global-Watch Day, Montreal : Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on People at Work: The Two Hidden Sides of Workload
Report on the June 12th Global-Watch day
3rd edition of the Global-Watch Meetings, Paris: Artificial intelligence and its impact on people at work
Meeting report on the Global-Watch meeting from may 21-22, 2019
Global-Watch and the AESIO Group Sign an Innovative Partnership to Develop the Quality of Life at Work
The signing took place as part of a Global-Watch Meeting
Standards for workplace health and well-being: Overview and possible approaches for employers
The launch in March 2018 of the standard ISO 45001 – the first international voluntary standard for workplace health and well-being – was an excellent opportunity for Global-Watch to look at current workplace health and well-being standards and to encourage employers to think about using them.
Global-Watch selected following a call for projects in France
A group of multinational companies, with the collaboration of the EN3S in France, have chosen Global-Watch to develop a toolkit.
International France-Canada collaboration on best workplace health and well-being practices
The ANDRH and Global-Watch have announced their international collaboration
Returning to work after a long-term absence
Report on March 27 videoconference
2018 Global-Watch annual report
The first year of Global-Watch was marked by important events and successes.
Global – Watch’s European Development Receives Support from the Embassy of Canada in France
On February 7, 2019, Global-Watch was invited to a meeting at the Embassy of Canada in Paris with Ambassador Isabelle Hudon LL.D., to discuss the development of Global-Watch among employers in France.
Report on the Global-Watch Lunch Conference, january 29, 2019 : Peter Kelly
Report from the January 29 conference with Mr. Peter Kelly, British expert in the field of workplace mental health.
Report on the Global-Watch Morning held in Montreal on January 23, 2019
The Global-Watch Morning Meeting held in Montreal on January 23rd 2019 reunited members and guests around the subject of harassment.
Report on the Global-Watch Morning held in Montreal on December 4, 2018
During the Global-Watch Morning held in Montreal on December 4, the workplace bullying toolkit and the second phase of development of the docket on strategy measurement indicators for workplace health and well-being were presented to affiliates who were unable to attend Rendez-vous Global-Watch in Paris in November.
Our 1st anniversary was celebrated with affiliates!
During the Global-Watch Morning held in Montreal on December 4, which brought together 30 large employers for the presentation of the workplace bullying toolkit and the second phase of development of the docket on strategy measurement indicators for workplace health and well-being, we celebrated Global-Watch’s first anniversary.
Second edition of the bi-annual Global-Watch Meetings in Paris : workplace harassment and indicators of health and well-being at work
This second Global-Watch Meetings event, held at the Orange offices in Paris, brought together representatives of French and Canadian companies. The standardization of indicators on the global level and the preserving of the uniqueness of each country’s local context contributed to the success of initiatives in workplace health and well-being.
Workplace bullying : What employers can and must do in the workplace
This toolkit includes 18 tools produced after consultation with 11 credible sources from more than 5 different countries.
3 initiatives to facilitate the return to work after mental health issues
In this video, Global-Watch presents 3 initiatives (Denmark, UK, Quebec) that facilitate the return to work after mental health issues.
Global-Watch Meetings : report from September 17, 2018
On September 17, a virtual Paris-Montreal-Quebec meeting was held with Global-Watch affiliates via videoconference, whose objective was to initiate work on indicators and impact measures of workplace health and well-being strategies with affiliates.
Psychological Health at Work – Some Frequently Asked Questions
Marie-Claude Pelletier, President and Founder of Global-Watch, and France St-Hilaire, Associate professor, Human Resource Management, Université de Sherbrooke and Scientific director of Global-Watch answer some frequently asked questions about psychological health in the workplace.
GLOBAL-WATCH SUMMER MISSION IN IVORY COAST
The president and founder of Global-Watch, Marie-Claude Pelletier, and the director of scientific monitoring and professor France St-Hilaire, Director of Équipe sur les organisations en santé (ÉOS) at the Université de Sherbrooke, undertook a summer mission in Ivory Coast to give presentations on workplace health and well-being during an international event, to meet workplace health and well-being representatives from Orange and to discuss possible collaborations between Ivory Coast and Québec on issues related to workplace health and well-being.
New technologies and new business models: how to take them into account without compromising employee health and productivity?
The global economy is evolving rapidly. Companies must embrace innovation and adapt to changes in industry and the economy, including the need to integrate new, digital technologies. This paper provides a summary of three reports and various case studies illustrating the impacts of this phenomenon on businesses.
Bullying in the workplace: Overview from the 2018 Conference on Bullying in Bordeaux
The 11th International Association on Workplace Bullying and Harassment (IAWBH) conference took place on June 5 to 8, 2018, in Bordeaux. The association aims to stimulate and generate ideas and research and to incorporate and disseminate research results and best practices in the area of harassment and bullying in the workplace.
Pr. Kevin Kelloway : impact of leadership on the workplace health and well-being
Global-Watch a eu le privilège de recevoir le Pr. Kevin Kelloway le 29 mai 2018 à Montréal, lors de la 1re édition québécoise de ses Rendez-vous biannuels. Ce prestigieux professeur de la St-Mary’s University, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la santé psychologique au travail, a présenté ses travaux sur l’incidence du leadership sur une culture positive de santé et bien-être au travail.
Global-Watch Meetings on management practices: 1st edition a resounding success
With a satisfaction rate of 98%, participants confirmed the relevance of this day, which allowed them to deepen their knowledge of management practices in workplace health and well-being, but also to talk to each other about lessons learned and best practices in an atmosphere of sharing and transparency.
Are healthcare programs for Canadian workers worth it?
Sanofi Canada announced the results of the 21st edition of the Sanofi Canada Healthcare Survey on June 14 in Montréal. The survey is broad and detailed. It assesses the health of Canadian workers (“members”) with employer-sponsored healthcare plans and the concerns of companies or employers (“sponsors”) offering healthcare plans to their employees.
Cannabis and other psychoactive substances: what employers can and should do
This toolkit includes 9 tools developed from credible references around the world.
Digital transformation : EUROGIP Debates Meeting Report
What are the challenges and opportunities of the digital transformation for health and safety at work in Europe?
The question was at the heart of the EUROGIP Debates that took place on Thursday, March 15, 2018 (Paris).
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Integrate workplace health and well-being one step at a time
The transtheoretical model of the stages of change is based on the premise that not all employees are necessarily at the same stage, and that your tools and programs must take this into account. Global-Watch framework for intervention makes it possible to better understand the systemic dynamics of an organization when it wishes to put in place health and well-being actions.
Afnor: Situation of health and quality of life in France and tools to facilitate the deployment of an approach (in French)
In France, health and quality of life at work (QWL) is an issue of corporate social responsibility, which affects social, societal and economic aspects. AFNOR presents the situation of QWL in France, as well as tools to facilitate the deployment of an approach.
Global-Watch Meetings: minutes from March 12, 2018
On March 12, a virtual Paris-Montréal meeting was held with Global-Watch affiliates via videoconference.
Thanks to Groupe Orange, CGI and Desjardins for sharing their approach and their lessons learned for the rollout of complex or international strategies and/or workplace health and well-being.
Australian workers ‘grin and bear’ it in silent workplace bullying epidemic
Traditionally, workplace safety campaigns have focused on preventing physical injuries or deaths in agricultural and blue-collar industries, like construction.
Safe Work Australia statistics show that workplace fatalities have dropped, from 259 in 2003 to 182 in 2016.
But experts say the focus needs to also be placed on the growing impact of workplace bullying and sexual harassment.
Retention of older workers: the case of Finland
Global-Watch shares this interesting 13 minute video (in French), produced by le Mag Avenue de l’Europe, presenting examples of Finnish companies integrating older people in employment (55 years and over) both on the philosophical, ergonomic, social, and economic aspects.
Sleep : a lever for improved wellness and productivity
This toolkit includes 14 tools based on 56 credible sources from France, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada and the United States.
CANADIAN LAUNCH OF GLOBAL-WATCH: LES AFFAIRES CONFERENCE
Gathered at Montreal’s Sheraton Centre on January 24, 2018, as part of the 10th Santé psychologique au travail conference organized by Les Affaires, nearly 150 human resource management professionals discovered with great interest Global-Watch’s offer.
How to handle cancer in the workplace
Cancer, unfortunately, touches more and more people today, and therefore more and more employees. The good news is that current treatments allow us to envision a longer life expectancy. But this also means that employees who are sick can sometimes continue to work during their treatment, return to work after their illness, or even take on the role of caregiver. This leads to significant challenges for the workplace.
November 21 and 22, 2017 : Meeting of affiliates and European launch of Global-Watch Network
On November 21 and 22, 2017, at the offices of the Quebec Delegation in Paris, with representatives of more than 40 Quebec and French companies in attendance, the first meeting of affiliates as well as the European launch of Global-Watch Network took place.
Reminder: 20 points to consider in collecting data from your employees
Collecting information from your employees must contribute to the reflection to identify actions to implement. You thus avoid carrying out actions only by intuition or out of interest. In fact, experience has shown that it is easy but ineffective to do activities that were not identified as a result of a rigorous exercise.
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