All Mental health resilience articles – Page 46
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ArticlePoll: Two-thirds use awareness days to prompt mental health discussions
Employee Benefits poll: Two-thirds (67%) of employers use awareness days to prompt mental health discussions. A poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 30 responses, found that awareness days, such as Time to Talk, and Blue Monday aid 67% of respondents in prompting mental health discussions among their employees. Further findings ...
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ArticleSmarkets launches new mental health initiative for 85 employees on Time to Talk Day
Peer-to-peer trading platform Smarkets has launched a new initiative called tête-à-tête, aimed at helping improve the mental health of its 85 employees. The initiative, launching today (6 February 2020) to coincide with national Time to Talk Day, will encourage employees to meet in small groups to discuss their mental health ...
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Case StudiesBW uses benefits to attract top talent in competitive industry
There is a war for talent in construction; a lack of skilled individuals entering the industry, means organisations are fighting for the top people. For building fit-out and refurbishment organisation BW, winning this war means offering a valued and attractive employee proposition.Penny Cresswell, head of HR at BW, says: “As ...
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ArticleDuncan Brown: What should employee wellbeing look like in 2020?
Workplace wellbeing has apparently rocketed to the top of every benefits professional's agenda for 2020. The latest Benefit trends survey, published in October 2019 by Willis Towers Watson, for example, found staff wellbeing at the top of the benefits league table, with 76% of employers planning to incorporate it into ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Gympass signs charter to prioritise employee mental health
EXCLUSIVE: Corporate wellness platform Gympass has pledged a commitment to normalising conversations around mental health in the workplace among its 37 employees by signing the InsideOut Charter. The charter asks organisations to openly demonstrate leadership engagement in mental health, and prioritise tackling stigma around the subject by following key principles. ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Can you put a price on mental health support?
As we move past Blue Monday (20 January) and on towards Time to Talk Day on 6 February, the issue of mental health remains firmly at the top of the agenda for many. Of course, this issue is not confined to the winter months, but the role of such events ...
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ArticleSeven in 10 employees would move jobs for a better mental health policy
Only three in 10 (29%) of employees would stay in their current job if they were offered the same role at a competitor with comprehensive mental health support and training, according to research by Legal and General. In a survey of 1,000 employees with a minimum of five years' employment, ...
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ArticleThree-fifths of employers do not have an actively managed wellbeing programme
Almost three-fifths (56%) of businesses do not have an actively managed health and wellbeing programme in place, according to research by workplace savings and benefits consultancy Vested.The survey of 100 organisations from across a range of sectors also found that, despite the lack of actively managed programmes, employers had started ...
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AnalysisWorking on wellness: Mental health in numbers
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ArticleHyatt Hotels gives 45,000 employees access to mindfulness app
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has committed to providing its 45,000 employees with access to a wellbeing and mindfulness app, which will be made available to staff across the organisation's 220 global Hyatt-branded locations in early 2020. The new app, provided by Headspace, forms part of Hyatt Hotels' holistic wellbeing strategy; this ...
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AnalysisIs mental health first aid becoming a tick-box exercise?
Need to know:Mental health first aid training is becoming increasingly popular, but there is a danger that it is incorrectly seen as a quick fix to a serious problem.Employers should examine the end goals, and ask questions about how and why they are implementing the programme, to ensure they do ...
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OpinionPip Hulbert: Mental health support needs a year-long focus
Mental health is rightly becoming a priority for every kind of business, yet conversations around the topic are still too often shrouded in stigma.That has got to stop. Talented people are the beating heart of business, and we want everyone to feel that it is okay to raise their hand ...
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OpinionHarriet Calver: Prioritising employee wellbeing in the workplace
Work-related stress and anxiety are at a record high, and this is one of the top causes of long-term absence in the workplace, yet few organisations are taking steps to properly address the issue.The top priority for most employers is maximising profit; to achieve this, employers need their staff performing ...
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Case StudiesCeuta Group uses mental health first aid training as first step to broader support
Treacy Webster, director of talent management and development at consumer brand business Ceuta Group, was aware of a growing need to help employees who might be struggling with mental health issues, but it was an HR forum put on by a local recruitment agency that encouraged her to take action. ...
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Case StudiesCloud9 Insight uses employee recognition to improve social wellbeing
Every six weeks, Brighton-based software reseller Cloud9 Insight runs half-day 'Kick' meetings; standing for Knowledge, Innovation, Collaboration and Kudos. Here, the organisation brings together its 30 employees to share ideas, as well as to celebrate and recognise those who have gone the extra mile.Encouraging public recognition is not only an ...
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AnalysisHow can workplace recognition impact employee mental health and wellbeing?
Need to know:In addition to boosting productivity and engagement, reward and recognition can be a key element of supporting mental wellbeing, making employees feel valued and supported, and reducing stress.Top-down and face-to-face recognition has added weight and authority, but peer-to-peer thanks can develop social cohesion, while digital platforms can ensure ...
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OpinionEmma Mamo: Recognition must be one part of a comprehensive wellbeing approach
In 2018, Mind surveyed more than 44,000 employees across upwards of 100 employers for our annual Workplace wellbeing index. We found that the key drivers for mental health were not just things like pace of work, workload and the physical environment, but motivation and relationships with managers. Employees need to ...
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OpinionEugene Farrell: Tackling stress head on - a business priority for 2020
We are at a critical moment in the nation’s mental health. Statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in October 2019 revealed that in Great Britain, work-related stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 44% of work-related ill health and 54% of working days lost in 2018 and 2019.It ...
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AnalysisHow can high-profile figures create a culture of openness around mental wellbeing?
Need to know:High-profile figures can create a public and wide-reaching forum for discussion of a topic that is still hindered by harmful stereotypes and taboos, such as mental health.Employers enlisting, for example, sports personalities to help instigate discussion can also draw parallels with topics such as teamwork, resilience, wellness and ...
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Case StudiesMediacom uses high-profile internal champion to promote mental health
As Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) chief executive officer of global media agency Mediacom, Josh Krichefski leads 4,400 employees across 37 offices, including the UK, Germany, Italy and Portugal. He is a vocal supporter of mental health in the workplace, both in his own organisation and beyond.In May 2019, ...