The International Human Rights Framework recognises sleep deprivation as a form of torture due to its detrimental effects on a person’s health. On average 59% of parents sleep less than the recommended number of hours for the first six years of their child’s life, longer if they have multiple children. Parents currently make up 38% of the UK’s workforce, so up to 22% of your employees are likely trying to do a day’s work whilst feeling the effects of a very real, extremely damaging, but rarely spoken about condition. During this talk, we will cover: • What good sleep looks like • Why sleep is important & how it impacts our physical, mental & social health • The economic impact of sleep deprivation • Signs of poor sleep in the workforce • Likely pain points for parent employees We will encourage businesses to think about taking a more personal approach to their employee wellbeing offerings, paying attention to what really matters in maintaining a good work-life balance, introducing practical strategies that can help. As a result, attendees will be able to support more parents to successfully return to work, improve their physical, mental and social health outcomes and prevent parental burn-out.

Keynote Forum
July 12, 2023