All Mental health resilience articles – Page 52

  • Direct Line embeds mental health first aid to support employees in 2019
    Case Studies

    Direct Line embeds mental health first aid to support employees in 2019

    2019-01-28T16:00:44Z

    Insurer Direct Line has 17 offices and 20 accident repair centres in the UK, housing 10,300 employees overall. To support all of these staff members in the difficult early months of 2019, the organisation has worked to embed communication and support around mental health into its culture.Richard Stanbury, head of ...

  • talk
    Supplier article

    Get involved this "Time to Talk Day"

    2019-01-28T10:35:25Z

    Time to Talk Day is designed to encourage everyone to talk about mental health. This years’ it is all about bringing together the right ingredients, to have a conversation about mental health. Whether that’s tea, biscuits and close friends or a room full of people challenging mental health stigma, we ...

  • Liz Cheaney Coffin Mew
    Article

    Coffin Mew to introduce new employee proposition for 220 staff

    2019-01-25T11:08:00Z

    Regional law firm Coffin Mew is to introduce a range of new employee benefits and workplace initiatives from April 2019 as part of its talent attraction and retention strategy.The new proposition, which is particularly focused on tackling gender equality and agile working, has been designed to align with the firm's ...

  • staples pop-up: Four-fifths believe that the workplace impacts employee mental health
    Article

    Four-fifths believe that the workplace impacts employee mental health

    2019-01-25T10:55:18Z

    Four-fifths (81%) of office workers in Europe believe that a well-functioning and attractive workplace has a direct impact on their mental health, and 77% state that a good working environment helps them achieve their goals.The findings from office supply retailer Staples were the result of an online survey of 7,000 ...

  • The Beatles
    Article

    Songs by The Beatles most likely to help employees beat the January blues

    2019-01-24T16:12:20Z

    Something for the weekend: With December's pre-Christmas payday feeling a lifetime ago, and a long time to wait before employees can say 'here comes the sun', many will be starting the new year with a negative mindset, suffering from high stress levels, or struggling with mental ill health.However, research by ...

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    Article

    Mental health seen as employer's responsibility by 97% of staff

    2019-01-24T09:30:49Z

    Around half (51%) of respondents are aware that their organisation has a mental health policy, but only represents approximately half of the 97% that believe their employer has a responsibility to support the mental health and wellbeing of staff, according to research by professional recruitment consultancy Robert Walters.The importance of ...

  • Havas
    Article

    Havas opens wellness lounge for 2,000 London-based employees

    2019-01-21T10:40:36Z

    Advertising and public relations agency Havas has opened a new wellness lounge for the 2,000 employees working at its Kings Cross office, as part of its broader wellbeing programme, Havas Equalise.The HKX Wellness Lounge was officially opened on Wednesday 16 January 2019. It aims to provide a dedicated, technology-free space ...

  • mentalhealth
    Supplier article

    The contemporary drivers of Mental Health Guide

    2019-01-17T11:01:00Z

    Mental health is a significant issue for businesses. It can increase presenteeism and absence, negatively impact productivity, morale and engagement, and it costs UK employers up to £42 billion a year. There is a huge opportunity for employers and businesses to be part of the solution in ...

  • Sarah-Jane Fenton
    Article

    Dr Sarah-Jane Fenton: What can employers do to address social wellbeing?

    2019-01-09T16:00:50Z

    While making their new year's resolutions for 2019, employers may be deciding to scale up their model, or be making plans to remain agile in difficult markets. However, on that list of objectives, and not as an afterthought, needs to be a serious consideration about how to support employees’ mental ...

  • mindfulness sessions to support mental health in January
    Article

    Poll: 24% use mindfulness sessions to support mental health in January

    2019-01-03T15:38:31Z

    Employee Benefits poll: Nearly a quarter (24%) of organisations use mindfulness sessions to support employees with mental health in January.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 42 responses, also found that the same percentage of employers offer flexible working options to help staff deal with seasonal mental health challenges, ...

  • psychologically unsafe
    Article

    More than half of employees feel psychologically unsafe in the workplace

    2018-12-19T09:46:51Z

    Globally, more than half (52%) of employees have encountered workplace bullying and felt psychologically unsafe at work, according to research by learning organisation City and Guilds Group.The study, drawn from an online survey of 1,000 leaders, managers and employees by Censuswide in October 2018, also revealed that only one in ...

  • chris-osullivan
    Opinion

    Chris O’Sullivan: Psychological hazards need to become a focus for employers

    2018-12-12T16:00:52Z

    In the last decade or two, there has been an increasing acceptance that the boundaries between work, family and the third spaces in which we rest and recharge have become blurred. These days, it is less 'work-life balance' and more 'work-life blend'; life does not stop on the way into ...

  • Kohler Mira
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Kohler Mira hosts two-week mental health awareness event

    2018-12-10T10:24:20Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Shower manufacturer and plumbing organisation Kohler Mira hosted a two-week mental health awareness event for 850 UK staff in November 2018, to kick start its mental health resilience strategy.The two-week event, which ran between 5 and 16 November 2018, was designed to help create a more open culture that ...

  • mental health support
    Article

    Two-fifths say their workplace does not offer mental health support

    2018-12-04T11:08:46Z

    Two-fifths (39%) of employees' organisations do not offer mental health support at work, according to research by employee services organisation Personal Group.The survey of 1,089 employees, which took place in September and October 2018, also found that two-thirds (66%) of respondents feel that their employer does not offer enough support ...

  • most stressed
    Article

    Financial services and domestic services employees are the most stressed in the UK

    2018-11-26T11:35:58Z

    Accounting and financial services employees, and those in the cleaning and domestic services sector, are the most stressed in the UK, according to research on behalf of insurance organisation Axa.An online survey of 2,000 UK adults, conducted by Opinium in September 2018, revealed that 87% of workers in both sectors ...

  • poor mental health
    Article

    A third of UK working adults have suffered from poor mental health in the workplace

    2018-11-22T12:08:13Z

    A third (32%) of all UK adults in full-time employment have suffered from poor mental health in the workplace. However, more than two-fifths (44%) of these individuals have never disclosed their issues to a manager, according to research by health technology organisation Mynurva.The survey of over 2,000 employees also found ...

  • Barbara Harvey
    Article

    More than 60% of sufferers do not speak about mental health issues at work

    2018-11-20T11:32:44Z

    Two-thirds (66%) of workers have personally experienced mental ill-health, but the majority (61%) of these individuals have not spoken to anyone at work about their problems, according to a study by professional services organisation Accenture.The survey of 2,170 UK employees, conducted in October 2018 through the YouGov Omnibus service, also ...

  • Confessions
    Article

    Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid considers mental health at work

    2018-11-15T16:00:53Z

    We’ve hired a new senior director of mental health, but I’m not sure how that makes me feel. On the one hand, mental health is a hot topic and it is good to see my organisation giving it due importance. But equally, hiring someone could just be a way to ...

  • financial problems
    Article

    Financial problems affect mental wellbeing of 55% of SME senior managers

    2018-11-08T10:17:23Z

    Financial problems have had a negative impact on the mental wellbeing of over half (55%) of senior managers in small to medium enterprises (SMEs), according to research on behalf of merchant banking organisation Close Brothers Invoice Finance.A GMI survey of 900 SME owners and business managers across the UK and ...