Abstract

Throughout the UK, people are facing change, uncertainty, anxiety and fear. The health, safety and wellbeing of those operating as frontline essential key workers has rightly been the focus of media attention. There are, however, wider impacts of ‘lockdown’ protocols. Those ‘fortunate’ enough to continue working remotely now face an evolution of wellbeing risks that were present in the workplace pre Covid-19, alongside dealing with emergent methods introduced by employers to address these unprecedented challenges. This current climate provides opportunity to reflect on the degree to which organisations have been committed to the identification and mitigation of wellbeing risks pre- and during Covid-19. Can this help us to consider the trajectory for the future of workplace wellbeing?