All Mental health resilience articles – Page 21
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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 ...
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AnalysisHow has the pandemic has affected employees’ physical health?
Need to know:Musculoskeletal problems, weight gain and long Covid are among the physical health issues affecting employees, with missed cancer diagnoses also causing concern.Encouraging healthy habits such as regular screen breaks, walking meetings and ‘fake commutes’ will help to replicate office working conditions and encourage more physical activity.Digital delivery of ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 4 March – 10 March 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 4 March and 10 March 2022 were: Unum UK launches reproductive health policy for employeesPrinces rolls out mental health first aider initiativeOrganon gives staff day off on International Women’s DaySafetyCulture introduces global paid miscarriage leaveBright Horizons UK invests in staff pay and ...
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ArticlePrinces rolls out mental health first aider initiative
UK food and drink group Princes has launched a mental health first aider programme this week after a successful trial at two of its canning sites.The programme, which is part of Princes’ people excellence strategy and its health and wellbeing offering, is being introduced to its six other sites across ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 25 February – 3 March 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 25 February and 3 March 2022 were: TFL staff strike over pensions and conditionsNorthern Healthcare staff receive 11% pay riseEXCLUSIVE: 59% of employers want to support staff mental wellbeingAverage woman works for free for two months of the yearVirgin Management and Virgin ...
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ArticleAlex Beer: How can reward and CSR strategies contribute to the levelling-up agenda?
Levelling up has proved hard to define, but in broad terms it is about reducing inequalities between areas through increasing productivity and improving living standards.It is also about restoring a sense of community and local pride. It might also mean addressing inequalities on other dimensions, such as the gendered imbalances ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 59% of employers want to support staff mental wellbeing
New data has revealed that 59% of employers felt an increased responsibility for supporting the mental wellbeing of staff as a result of Covid-19 (Coronavirus).Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk protection sector, conducted research among 501 HR decision-makers and found that 57% felt the same ...
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ArticleMale employees feel more appreciated by their employer
Women receive less workplace recognition than men, according to research by retailer Adler Business Gifts.The research, which surveyed 2,000 UK workers, found that while almost one in three (30%) male respondents said they received appreciation of some sort at work, this dropped to 24% among female respondents. Meanwhile, 28% of ...
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Article30% of trade staff take time off due to mental health
Nearly one in three employees in the trade sector have taken time off work over the last 18 months because of their mental health, according to research.Direct Line Business Insurance surveyed 191 tradespeople and found 30% had taken time out on grounds of poor mind wellness, the average length of ...
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Article64% of staff fear managers won't spot poor mental health
Two-thirds of employees are concerned that their managers would not spot the signs of poor mental health, research has revealed.A poll of more than 2,000 people working at organisations across the UK, commissioned by the South Westminster Business Alliance, found that 64% had little faith in their bosses to identify ...
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ArticleDr Sabrina Robinson: How can employers use healthcare benefits to ease the NHS backlog?
We are extremely fortunate within the UK to have access to the excellent healthcare provided by the NHS, which is of course free at the point of delivery and has a wide range of skilled professionals who do a fantastic job.However, it is evident that health services have faced months ...
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ArticleDr Jayne Moore: How can employers use healthcare benefits to ease the NHS backlog?
Employers are increasingly recognising that a key component of business sustainability is employees being and remaining healthy.Achieving this necessitates access to expert advice to support staying in work and returning to work following sickness absence, all of which occupational health (OH) can offer.There are currently record levels of sickness absence ...
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Article75% of staff have experienced pleasanteeism
Three in four workers feel they have to put on a brave face in front of other employees regardless of how they actually feel, according to research.Figures from workforce health and wellbeing solutions provider Lime Global suggested the workplace phenomenon of pleasanteeism soared by 24 percentage points in six months ...
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ArticleLiving wage would help mental health of 63% of low paid staff
More than six in 10 low-paid workers believe receiving the real living wage would improve their mental health, research has revealed.The poll of 1,702 adults in full-time employment but earning less than the real living wage, carried out by the Living Wage Foundation and market research agency Survation, also found ...
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Supplier articleSODEXO’S MINI GUIDE TO MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK
The UK is currently facing a mental health crisis, with around 1 in 5 adults in the UK experiencing some form of depression last year, which was more than double seen before the coronavirus pandemic. According to research: 56% of employees had considered leaving their careers, ...
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AnalysisHow can employers ensure reward and benefits enhance the employee experience?
Need to know:More flexible working hours, agile/home working and better support for mental health are the top employee expectations.Organisations should consider more flexible options including part-time hours term-time work, career breaks and four day working weeks to support their talent management strategy.Reward and benefits can be used to demonstrate an ...
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Article35% of employers did not speak about mental health last year
More than a third of British employers have not spoken to their employees about their mental health and wellbeing over the past year, according to research.The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) commissioned YouGov to ask businesses whether they had personally talked to their staff about their mental health over ...