EIC Support Helps Electrician Re-engage Following Devastating Bereavement

The Electrical Industries Charity (EIC) has highlighted how compassionate, person-centred support helped a self-employed electrician re-engage with counselling after the devastating loss of both of his daughters to suicide. Chris contacted EIC while experiencing profound grief and depression. He had been signed off work and was struggling to cope with day-to-day life, while becoming increasingly […]

Electrical Industries Charity Calls for Industry Action During Suicide Prevention Month

The Electrical Industries Charity (EIC) is using Suicide Prevention Month to encourage conversations around mental health and remind those working across the electrical and energy industries that support is available. Despite growing awareness around mental wellbeing, suicide remains a serious concern within construction and related industries. EIC says too many people continue to suffer in […]

CEF raises over £160,000 for charity at supplier partner event

CEF raised £160,116 for charity at its recent ‘Shaping the Future Together’ supplier partner event. The donation will be shared between CEFs two chosen charities – Macmillan Cancer Support and The Electrical Industries Charity (EIC). The money was raised through donations from event delegates, contributions from supplier partners attending and match funding from CEF. The […]

Mental Health Month: Support from the EIC

This Mental Health Month, the Electrical Industries Charity (EIC) is focusing on the impact addiction has on people’s lives, work, and relationships. The most common addictions in the UK are tobacco followed by alcohol. Addiction is a mental illness and can be a contributory factor in the development of other mental health conditions such as […]

Relationship repair through the Electrical Industries Charity

The electrical and energy sector has one of the highest industry divorce rates. 69.8% of marriages within our industry end in divorce with the leading causes being long hours, excessive travel, and infidelity. Relationship breakdown can be a huge source of stress and can understandably cause emotional turmoil for those involved. The Electrical Industries Charity […]

Tried and tested solutions for trying times with EIC

All of us may experience financial hardship in our lives but for some of us the consequences of the pandemic hit hard. Many of our sector colleagues who were self-employed or furloughed struggled to make ends meet and with a 20% reduction in wages for some coping day-to-day was difficult. From March- December 2020, the […]

Are you up for a challenge?

Are you up for the challenge? It’s time to sign up your team to compete in the Electrical Industries Charity Race Across Europe. It needs you and four industry colleagues to tackle the biggest sector step challenge ever! You’ll be pitted against other companies in a race to reach seven check points across the continent. […]

Stopping the cycle before it becomes a downward spiral with EIC

Once we’re in the habit of forming negative thoughts and behaviour patterns it can be difficult to break the cycle. Sometimes an incident may trigger a series of negative thoughts or we may just start to think negatively. It is important to break the chain before it affects our wellbeing. While there are steps, we […]

Stopping the cycle of workplace stress with EIC

The Electrical Industries Charity can support you and your immediate family if you are a current employee, apprentice or retiree from the electrical and energy sector. Jenny works within the generation and renewables sector and had been an employee for more than several years. Working within a competitive environment Jenny found she was being considered […]