All Mental health resilience articles – Page 43
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AnalysisKey dates to incorporate into 2020 benefits strategy
Need to know:There are many awareness days that can be used as a framework for benefits strategy. Rather than choosing dates to focus on, though, employers should determine the important values for the business first.April 2020 will see key legislative changes that employers should also consider and prepare for.Some dates ...
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ArticlePoll: 36% of employers use EAPs to support mental health in winter
Employee Benefits poll: More than a third of Employee Benefits readers support staff mental health during the winter months by offering access to an employee assistance programme (EAP).A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 28 responses, also found that 32% of employers were offering flexible or remote working to ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: The most wonderful time of the year...?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… or is it? While many of us, myself included, are now fully embracing the festive season, decorating our homes, shopping for gifts and making plans to spend time with family and friends, for others, this can be a time of year to ...
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ArticleIntu signs Time to Change pledge to support mental health of 2,500 employees
British real estate investment firm Intu has signed the Time to Change pledge, committing to better support the mental health issues faced by its 2,500 employees.The Time to Change employer pledge is run by mental health charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, and aims to educate and change how an ...
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ArticleMore than half of UK employees experience daily stress at work
More than half (54%) of employees in the UK suffer from stress in the workplace, according to research by Mindful WorkLife and Gorkana Surveys.The online study, which canvassed the views of 100 UK respondents in November 2019, also found a further quarter (25%) of employees suffered from stress during working ...
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OpinionPam Whelan: Addressing the problem of work-related stress
Stress affects us all. In the simplest way, it is the body’s response to pressure from situations or our surroundings. In many cases, stress can be helpful; for example, in public speaking, where the stress is short-lived and we can quickly reset to normal. Sometimes, though, stress becomes problematic, and ...
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ArticleSeven in 10 UK employees find health affected by stress in the workplace
Seven out of 10 (71%) UK employees have seen workplace stress affect their health, according to research by Moorepay. The research, which canvassed the views of 507 individuals between May and June 2019, also found that a further two-fifths (41%) have been absent from work due to stress.More than half ...
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ArticleWave, Accenture and Moneysupermarket recognised at workplace mental health awards
Utilities provider Wave, financial comparison service Moneysupermarket and professional services firm Accenture were among the employers recognised for their mental health strategies at the inaugural This Can Happen Workplace Mental Health Awards on 21 November 2019.Wave won not only in its own category, Best mental health in the workplace strategy: ...
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ArticleAllianz Partners UK enlists mental health champions to help 400 employees
Image credit: photobyphmInsurance provider Allianz Partners UK has launched a network of 29 mental health champions for the 400 employees based at its headquarters in Croydon.The newly qualified champions, who started training in April 2019 as part of the organisation's wellbeing week activities, join an existing 28 mental health first ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Half of employers say mental health is biggest challenge for staff
EXCLUSIVE: Almost half of employers (49%) say that mental health is one of the biggest challenges faced by employees, according to research by Towergate Health and Protection.The research was conducted at Employee Benefits Live in October 2019 among 39 employee benefits and HR managers, representing 17,000 to 20,000 employees; it ...
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ArticleNorth Leamington School boosts wellbeing with furry faculty member
Something for the weekend: North Leamington School (NLS) has hired a furry faculty member to help improve the mental health of both staff and students.Five month old cockapoo Lulu (pictured) joined the team at NLS in October 2019, and is currently enrolled in an eight-month training programme to become an ...
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OpinionSally Orton: Protecting the mental health of staff in the construction industry
At surface repair and restoration organisation Plastic Surgeon, employee-focused initiatives are at the heart of our organisational culture, to ensure all staff are aware of the various methods of help available to them, both during and outside of work hours.Our philosophy is to support employees without them feeling like they ...
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ArticleSearch Laboratory enhances flexible working policy to support staff wellbeing
Leeds, London and New York-based digital marketing agency Search Laboratory has introduced an enhanced flexible working policy in a bid to support and improve the wellbeing and mental health of its 150 employees.The new policy was announced during the organisation's wellbeing week, which ran from 4 November to 8 November ...
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ArticleDaisy Communications hosts stress awareness week for 320 employees
Business communications provider Daisy Communications held a week full of activities to de-stress its 320 employees.The organisation, based in East Lancashire, held a week's worth of stress-busting activities on 4 November to 8 November 2019 for all of its employees to coincide with International Stress Awareness Week.Daisy's stress awareness week ...
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ArticleChipotle enhances mental and financial wellbeing package for 80,000 employees
American fast food restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is launching an improved suite of mental and financial wellbeing benefits for 80,000 employees in the US and Canada from 2020.Working in association with healthcare solutions provider Health Advocate, Chipotle will be providing employees with a range of benefits, including an employee ...
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ArticleWorcester Bosch signs Time to Change Pledge as part of ongoing mental health strategy
Boiler manufacturer Worcester Bosch announced yesterday (4 November 2019) that it is supporting the Time to Change Employer Pledge as part of its mental health strategy.The organisation, which has headquarters in Worcester and a manufacturing plant in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, aims to raise awareness of mental illness and educate its ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Three-fifths have increased focus on mental wellbeing over the last year
EXCLUSIVE: In 2018, 45% of employers intended to place an increased focus on mental wellbeing support; a year on, 60% have actually done so, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019, which surveyed 202 HR decision makers and influencers, also found that a further 50% ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: National Oceanography Centre runs nutrition and wellbeing days for staff
Image credit: National Oceanography CentreEXCLUSIVE: Research and development organisation the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has run a series of nutrition and wellbeing days for employees at its sites in Southampton and Liverpool.The events were run by provider SuperWellness, and took place in October 2019, following an earlier day-long session at ...
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ArticleApproximately 6.2 million admit to working while suffering from mental ill-health
Approximately one-fifth (19%) of UK employees admit that they have gone into work when feeling mentally unwell, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.Canada Life has estimated that this equates to 6.2 million of the 32.7 million individuals that were employed between May 2019 and July 2019, using data ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Committing to change around mental health
This week, 30 well-known organisations including Barclays, E.On UK, John Lewis Partnership, National Grid, Royal Mail, Proctor and Gamble, Santander UK, Unilever UK and Ireland, and Virgin Money, became the first to sign the Mental Health at Work Commitment.The commitment, which was developed by mental health charities in conjunction with ...