All Mental health resilience articles – Page 20
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ArticleBrew a cuppa: Staff vote green tea as top hot drink
Something for the weekend: As a nation, it’s fair to say we are big fans of hot drinks; Britain is synonymous with a cuppa at this point. Nowhere is this more clear than in the workplace. Many workers have bonded over a cup of tea or coffee, providing various social, ...
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Supplier article4 TIPS FOR MANAGING AND SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK
Is your organisation seeing an increase in work-place stress, depression or anxiety? If so, you’re not alone.Although the rate of workplace mental health issues remained flat during the first half of the 21st century, it’s been on the rise since 2010, and the Covid-19 pandemic caused a significant spike.According to ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 86% say staff need more wellbeing support post-pandemic
EXCLUSIVE: New research has revealed that 86% of employers believe employee expectations have changed and that they require more health and wellbeing support since the onset of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Towergate Health and Protection carried out research into the changes in health and wellbeing aid needed by employees since Covid-19 ...
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ArticleRachel Suff: Can employers do more to support staff with stress?
Work-related stress can pose a risk to businesses as well as employees, often resulting in higher sickness absence, lower staff engagement and reduced performance.The latest Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)/Simplyhealth Health and wellbeing at work report (published on 5 April) found that work-related stress remains a persistent and ...
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ArticleClaire Neal: Can employers do more to support staff with stress?
The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the conversation about workplace mental health, and hopefully encouraged a new perspective on how employers can support staff with stress.With so many of us converting our home into a place of work, we have been reminded how stressors can come from inside and outside the ...
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ArticleKelly Osborne: Can employers do more to support staff with stress?
We know that anxiety, stress and depression in the construction industry have been on the increase for several years, with more than 400,000 days of work lost each year in the sector because of poor mental health. Ours is an industry with a lifestyle that can be challenging, with demanding ...
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ArticlePhoenix extends Samaritans partnership to boost mental health focus
Long-term savings and retirement business Phoenix Group has extended its charity partnership with Samaritans for another year, up to the end of March 2024.According to the group, recommitting to the partnership will give employees the chance to continue to assist Samaritans and learn more about how to support themselves and ...
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AnalysisHow can employers improve support policies for IVF?
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) support should arguably begin before any employee knows they need it, by ensuring everyone is aware of the policies and processes in their organisation.Those accessing fertility treatment in the UK through a fertility clinic will receive counselling with a British Infertility Counselling Association counsellor, which is ...
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ArticleBBC, Co-Op and National Grid sign Menopause Workplace Pledge
Women’s health charity Wellbeing of Women has reported that several more organisations have signed up to its Menopause Workplace Pledge, including the BBC and National Grid on 5 April, and the Co-Op and care home Bluebird signing up within the past week.More than 600 employers have signed up since the ...
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ArticleHR staff warn wellbeing may be slipping down senior leaders' agendas
The majority (70%) of HR professionals have confirmed that wellbeing is on the agenda of senior leaders within their business; however, this was a drop from 75% last year, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Simplyhealth.The Health and wellbeing at work 2022 report, ...
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ArticleCo-op updates staff menopause policy
Retail chain the Co-op has enhanced its menopause policy with a series of new initiatives to help its more than 62,000 staff access support in the workplace.The business recently carried out a study with women across UK workplaces, which revealed that almost half (47%) said dedicated support for the menopause ...
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ArticleHas Furniture@Work introduced the ideal way for employees to vent?
Something for the weekend: Do you ever feel despondent, frustrated or just plain fed up of your workplace or colleagues? If so, how does escaping the everyday drama of office life in a human-sized soundproof cabinet, where you can weep or shout to your heart’s content sound? After all, letting ...
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Supplier articleHow To Reward Working Mums In Your Company.
A massive 75% of women with dependent children are employed. Juggling work and family life isn’t easy. Over the course of the pandemic, life has been made even harder with 59% of working mums saying they had a decline in mental health overall. But you can do a few simple ...
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Article72% of UK office staff would prefer a four-day week
New data has highlighted that almost three-quarters (72%) of UK office workers said they would prefer a four-day working week while still receiving the same salary and having the same amount of work to do.The Changing behaviours of a flexible workforce in 2022 and beyond research, which was commissioned by ...
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OpinionMichelle Terry: Employers can do more to tackle the stigma of discussing mental health
Over the course of the last two years, the global Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has had a massive impact on every aspect of our lives, including the way we work. Long-term disruption to normal routines, and challenges caused by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic itself, has left many of us feeling exhausted, ...
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AnalysisAre employers doing enough to address mens' mental health needs?
There is still a stigma associated with addressing mental health in the workplace, and moreso for male employees.Employers should encourage help-seeking through easy accessible means that can remain anonymous, for example, employee assistance programmes (EAPs) can be accessed remotely and confidentially by telephone and online.Providing access to the right tools ...
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Case StudiesNominet offers targeted mental health support to staff
Oxford-based technology firm Nominet, which has more than 250 employees, has for the past 25 years run the .UK domain name internet infrastructure that underpins network detection and response solutions used by governments to mitigate cyber threats.As part of its mental health support approach, the organisation places significant emphasis on ...
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ArticleBlenheim Palace launches wellbeing initiative
Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire has introduced a wellbeing programme for its staff as part of a campaign to create a healthy workplace environment.As of this week, employees are able to take part in mindfulness walks, picnics, planting trees and litter-picking, as well as getting the chance to pet sheepdogs, lambs ...
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ArticleHighgate IT Solutions to trial four-day week
IT solutions provider Highgate IT Solutions has announced that it will trial a four-day working week for one business quarter from 1 April.The business, which currently employees 16 workers, will adopt the 100:80:100 model, which means it will commit to pay 100% of employees’ salaries for 80% of the usual ...
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OpinionKatie Ash: Protecting employee mental health is more than just a workplace perk
As such a large part of an employee’s life is spent at work, it’s important that employers play an active role in ensuring that their workers develop and maintain a good quality of life and a healthy relationship with their place of work.This is particularly important post pandemic, when it ...