All Mental health resilience articles – Page 33
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Supplier articleThe nation expresses anxiety over return to work (Part 1)
The last 12 months have brought with them incredible changes to people’s lives in all domains. Routines have been badly affected and people have suffered a significant loss; of connections, of support, of important life experiences.As lockdown was announced in the UK in March 2020, wellbeing scores of users of ...
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Supplier articleBest Mental Health Monitoring & Wellbeing Platform 2021
The nation expresses anxiety over a return to work (Part 1)The last 12 months have brought with them incredible changes to people’s lives in all domains. Routines have been badly affected and people have suffered a significant loss; of connections, of support, of important life experiences.As lockdown was announced in ...
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ArticleStudy finds mindset key to financial wellbeing
Pensions and investment company Aegon has today (29 March) published research which has analysed the link between financial wellbeing and people’s mindsets.The Financial wellbeing index placed an equal weighting on money factors such as income levels, budgeting skills and affordability of debt, alongside mindset factors such as peoples’ ability to ...
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Supplier articleWhat is work-life balance for your employees and how can you spot if they are having problems?
Work-life balance is a topic that is being discussed in organisations across the globe as employees wrestle with the changing COVID workplace and lines between home and work being more blurred than ever before. How much do you know about work-life balance and could you spot the ...
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OpinionKavitha’s keynote: A year of home working
This week marked the one-year anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown and, for many employees, it was also the first anniversary of their unexpected shift to full-time home working.While there is no doubt the pandemic has presented numerous challenges for employers – largely due to the very sudden need to ...
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ArticleMental health challenge for 70% of young employees
Younger generations want their employers to focus far more on the mental health challenge they are facing, according to new research by social purpose strategy firm Purpose Union.The study dramatically revealed the impact the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has had on employee wellbeing, with seven in 10 (70%) of millennials and ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 18 March – 24 March 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 18 March – 24 March 2021 were: Supreme Court dismisses sleep pay claimsHas the role of health cash plans changed during the pandemic?BAE Systems outlines placing mental health at the centre of wellbeing strategiesEmployee wellbeing findings a ‘wake-up call’ for actionBT gives ...
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Article42% of leisure workers would hide mental health issues
As many as 42% of leisure workers would not be honest with their employer about the need to take time off for a mental health issue, a national study has revealed.The Workforce state of mind survey 2021, which polled 1,140 individuals and employers across 81 organisations in the fitness and ...
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ArticleNationwide allows permanent working from home
Nationwide Building Society has announced that all of its 13,000 office staff will be allowed to work remotely – even after restrictions urging people to do so are eased.The move means it has become one of the largest employers to formally introduce permanent working from home.In a statement, the organisation ...
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ArticleOne-fifth of managers want to quit from Covid-19 burnout
Covid-19 (Coronavirus) is not just taking its toll on frontline employees; managers are suffering burnout too, with new data showing it is forcing many to the point of wanting to quit.Research from Benenden Health has found nearly two-thirds of managers have experienced burnout during the past 12 months, with more ...
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ArticleEmployees embrace their year working from home
New data marking the one-year anniversary of the UK going into lockdown has revealed that, among civil servants at least, home working has been embraced.The research by pollster Opinium for SAP found that 57% of civil servants questioned said they now had a better work-life balance, while nearly half (49%) ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: BAE Systems outlines placing mental health at the centre of wellbeing strategies
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: The pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the need for robust mental health strategies, explained Claire Walsh, health, wellbeing and injury prevention manager for BAE Systems.In the closing keynote address to the Employee Benefits Insight 2021 virtual event, Walsh told delegates: “If we consider the ...
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Supplier articleHelping employees build good mental health into their daily lives
In mental health as with physical health the mantra of prevention being better than cure is fitting. Maintaining good, healthy habits and routines can make a huge difference to how we feel and can help us all stay well and help prevent mental health worries turning into ...
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ArticleEmployee wellbeing findings a ‘wake-up call’ for action
Joint research by YuLife and YouGov has revealed the deleterious impact on employee wellbeing and mental health from a year of lockdown.With at-home staff reporting feeling ‘always-on’ and having to juggle caring commitments, the study showed nearly a quarter of workers (22%) simply do not take any breaks at all ...
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ArticleTime to send employees to sleep?
Something for the weekend: The arrival of World Sleep Day today (19 March) cannot have come too soon for many of us, as the nation struggles with lockdown lack of sleep thanks to the stress of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), remote working and a lack of routine.Now new research by sleep experts ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Taking time out to boost morale
As we reported earlier this week, managed transport and accommodation group CMAC will be hosting a number of employee wellbeing events as part of its ‘Time Out Week’ from Monday (22 March) to boost morale among its workforce.By offering sessions including virtual yoga, cocktail-making classes and online learning, the organisation ...
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Supplier articleHow to Boost Employee Motivation during an Economic Downturn
When businesses are affected by economic factors that are outside of their control, it is natural for employees to be concerned. They may worry whether their pay packet will rise in line with inflation, if their working hours will change, or about their overall job security. And ...
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Article25% of employees have not had a wellbeing check-in during lockdown
Just days before the one-year anniversary of lockdown, research by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) has revealed that a quarter of staff have still not had a wellbeing check-in since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic started.Timed to coincide with MHFA’s ‘My Whole Self Day’, the survey further found that nearly a ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: TSB takes a proactive approach to employee wellbeing and mental health
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: TSB's approach to employee wellbeing follows a cycle of support, which includes building resilience and raising awareness of mental health.In a virtual session entitled Building resilient teams – a whole-person, whole-organisation approach, sponsored by Unmind, Sarah McPake, head of talent, insights and inclusion at TSB (pictured), ...
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ArticleCMAC unveils 'Time Out’ wellness week
Managed transport and accommodation group CMAC is planning to stage a number of employee wellbeing events from Monday (22 March).The organisation's ‘Time Out Week’ aims to encourage its 150 workers to make time to take breaks, and give them tools to manage their mental health and resilience during lockdown.Time Out ...