As we continue to move through the crisis, organisations globally have had to change the way they function to continue operating. We’ve found that many are being forced to put their permanent recruitment on hold, as they are understandably unsure of growth during such times. However, we’ve also found that marketing and communications teams that we’ve spoken to recently are under considerable strain due to the new pressures that Covid-19 has brought.

The Institute of Internal Communication recently ran a survey on the impact of Covid-19 on the internal communications function and found that 71% of respondents have had a significant increase to workload and capacity. 61% of respondents said that they are issuing Covid-19 related messages daily. The demand for internal communications has skyrocketed but resource has stayed the same, and the long-term mental health impact of this is yet to be seen. To mitigat