All Mental health resilience articles – Page 32
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Case StudiesFrank Recruitment Group retains and engages employees with wellbeing measures
IT recruiter Frank Recruitment Group started out in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2006, and now operates across more than 20 offices in nine countries, employing 1,800 people.The business has historically provided a wide range of staff benefits, including workplace pensions, life insurance and gym memberships, as well as all-inclusive holidays ...
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Supplier articleMental health in the workplace: improving culture and promoting openness
By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development and Marketing at Generali UK Employee BenefitsMental health affects everything we do. And it can be influenced by any number of factors – not least how we feel about our work. According to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), 17.9 million working days ...
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Supplier articleA new way to promote physical and mental wellbeing in the workplace
Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders… There are a lot of different ambassador roles and qualifications for wellbeing in the workplace. On 27th May we are hosting a free taster session to introduce a new approach to creating strong health and wellbeing ambassadors for your workplace.The Wellbeing B.U.D.I.E.S Programme is ...
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ArticleEmployers concerned about long-term mental health impact of pandemic
One in five (21%) employers are concerned about helping staff manage the long-term mental health impact of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to a WorkLife by OpenMoney survey.The study, carried out from 14 to 22 March 2021, polled 750 UK senior financial and HR decision makers at small to medium-sized ...
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Article31% of UK women believe they have a good work-life balance
New research has revealed that just 31% of UK-based women believe they have a good work-life balance - a fall from 71% before the pandemic.Deloitte Global conducted a survey, entitled Women @ work: a global outlook, among 5,000 women in 10 countries - including 500 working in the UK - ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 13 May – 20 May 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 13 May – 20 May 2021 were: Get paid £1,000 to test bottomless brunchesDaisy Hooper: Should employers cut pay for staff who continue to work from home?Modibodi offers leave for menstruation, menopause and miscarriagesClare Fletcher: Should employees cut pay for staff who ...
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Supplier article4 ways employers can support remote employee mental health
I began my Reward Gateway journey about one year ago. I was inspired by Reward Gateway’s mission to make the world a better place to work and excited to learn about a new industry and working with new people.Then, just a few weeks after starting a new role in a ...
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Case StudiesHavas Group UK helps boost resilience with coaching and Whinge Wednesdays
Integrated marketing and communications agency Havas Group UK employs around 2,000 people in London’s Kings Cross and forms part of a wider global family of 22 agencies.The nature of the business, which works with some of the biggest brands in the world, is demanding, fast paced and ever changing. Unsurprisingly ...
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OpinionSophie Sinclair: Personal resilience is a critical factor for organisational success
Since the start of the pandemic, my colleagues at the University of Birmingham and across Higher Education (HE) have been working under the most exceptional circumstances that the majority of us have ever known. While past crises also required a swift organisational response and change, nothing in recent history has ...
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AnalysisWhat makes a resilient workplace culture thrive?
Need to know:Employers should lead from the top with consistent messages and strategies.They can conduct reviews and invest in resilience-building training.Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and mental health and wellbeing support should be regularly promoted.If there was ever a year to collectively test our resilience, 2020 was it. Absence management provider ...
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ArticleWates Group offers 4,000 staff mental health training
Construction, property services and residential development company Wates Group is offering its 4,000 employees training in building personal resilience to boost mental health and wellbeing.The business-wide programme, named ‘Bouncing Back’, will begin in June and aims to provide staff with strategies to help to build a resilience toolkit of approaches ...
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Case StudiesKinetic uses mental health resources to build resilience through the pandemic
For out-of-home advertising agency Kinetic, managing and supporting the mental health and wellbeing of its 100 employees has been a priority throughout the pandemic, explains account manager and mental health ‘ally’, or first aider, Emily Smith.“Like a lot of [organisations], when Covid first hit our workload definitely dropped. Because everyone ...
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AnalysisProactive steps to help employees strengthen their mental wellbeing
Need to know:Mental health support is high on the agenda post pandemic, both for those still home working and those gradually coming back to physical workplaces.When assessing what’s going to work best, it is important first to review what you currently offer, as there may be effective tools or services ...
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OpinionLouise Aston: The pandemic has taught us to adapt to new ways of working
The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has brought mental health and wellbeing to the fore, elevating it to the top of the agenda for CEOs and leadership boards. Overnight, the crisis transformed the way we work, but it has also presented an exciting opportunity to reimagine ways of working.As we transition ...
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OpinionAvneet Kaur: A roadmap to success: The key factors to building a resilient workforce
A word map of the past 18 months would show two strong recurring themes. The champion, without doubt, would be the phrase 'you’re on mute'. But the close runner-up would probably be the word ‘resilience’.It’s not just a buzzword; it’s a concept, embedded into company culture and the beating heart ...
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Case StudiesLiberty Global builds resilience through employee wellbeing initiatives
Liberty Global employs more than 20,200 people around the world, providing services including broadband, video and fixed and mobile telephony. While responsibility for resilience and employee wellbeing falls to the different brands within the group, Catherine Bamania, director of international benefits at Liberty Global, looks after the needs of the ...
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ArticleKavitha Sivasubramaniam: Rising to the challenge with resilience
As our Building a Resilient Workforce Week, in association with Aon, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping employers’ strategies in this area.The issue of resilience has slowly been climbing its way up employers’ agendas since the beginning of ...
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OpinionProfessor Sir Cary Cooper: A strong sense of purpose can build resilient organisations
These have been very difficult times, with the triple unprecedented events of the pandemic, Brexit and the ensuing recession once government financial support for employers/employees disappears.The mental health of all employees has taken a severe tumble as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) wellbeing survey, published in June 2020, found ...
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AnalysisHow can employers create resilience in the current climate?
Need to know:Flexibility is key to building resilience when employees work remotely, especially where they have to juggle other responsibilities such as childcare and looking after an elderly relative.Organisations should encourage employees to take time to focus on their wellbeing when working remotely, including regular breaks and time for activity ...