All Mental health resilience articles – Page 53
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ArticleMore than 60% of sufferers do not speak about mental health issues at work
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 ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid considers mental health at work
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 ...
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ArticleFinancial problems affect mental wellbeing of 55% of SME senior managers
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 ...
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AnalysisThe role of EAPs in supporting employees' emotional wellbeing
Need to know:Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) provide an immediate, anonymous and cost-effective source of support and counselling.The sheer range of topics covered with an EAP service means that many of the everyday elements that contribute to emotional wellbeing can be addressed.EAPs need to be well communicated and integrated into a ...
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Case StudiesJohnson and Johnson embeds its EAP in a far-reaching wellbeing strategy
Image credit: ReutersTo tackle the considerable challenge of catering to the needs of a diverse and widespread workforce, global healthcare organisation Johnson and Johnson adopts a holistic approach, providing benefits and initiatives that support all elements of employee wellbeing, says Clare Lee, head of HR, UK, Ireland and Nordics.The organisation ...
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Case StudiesRedrow Homes re-brands EAP as part of a holistic approach to wellbeing
Housebuilding organisation Redrow Homes, which has 2,374 staff members in the UK, has had an employee assistance programme (EAP) as part of its benefits package for the past 10 years. On 1 October 2018, it took the next step in ensuring the wellbeing of all of those under the organisation’s ...
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OpinionRachel Clift: Supporting the emotional wellbeing of employees throughout their careers
It is important to recognise that the term ‘wellbeing’ can mean something different to each one of us, because we are all different; this can make wellbeing seem complex and difficult to define. There does, however, appear to be a relationship between higher levels of wellbeing and happiness. Happiness can ...
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ArticleA quarter believe their organisations do not help them manage stress in the workplace
Around a quarter (26%) of respondents feel that their organisation does not help them to manage stress in the workplace, with 36% stating that they have had ongoing workplace stress for the past five years, according to research by Peldon Rose and The Stress Management Society.The survey of 950 UK-based ...
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Case StudiesSuresite uses posters and case studies to showcase mental health support
Retail card services organisation Suresite offers mental health support to its 49 employees through its Chamber cash plan, provided by healthcare insurer Westfield Health. The plan, which is for British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) accredited and affiliated member organisations, includes access to a 24-hour advice line, face-to-face counselling and cognitive ...
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AnalysisHow can communications engage staff around emotional wellbeing supports?
Need to know:Internal campaigns that promote mental health awareness and use personal stories are a useful way to engage staff with their emotional wellbeing.Organisational culture and senior leaders acting as role models can further encourage important conversations in the workplace.Interactive apps, automated emails and data-driven communications are becoming more prominent ...
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ArticleSouthwark Council signs Time to Change pledge to support mental wellbeing of 4,500 staff
Southwark Council has signed the Time to Change employer pledge to help support the mental health of its 4,500 employees.The Time to Change pledge, which the Council formally signed on Tuesday 30 October 2018, demonstrates the commitment to change how it thinks and acts about mental health in the workplace, ...
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Case StudiesFletchers Solicitors takes wide-ranging approach to emotional wellbeing
Inspired by the national Mental Health Awareness Week in May 2017, Fletchers Solicitors decided to do more to support the emotional wellbeing of its 435 employees, based in Southport and Manchester.The firm invited staff to volunteer to be mental health ambassadors in February 2018, asking for employees' reasons for wanting ...
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AnalysisWhy should employers include emotional wellbeing within their overall benefits strategy?
Need to know:Employers should adopt a holistic approach in order to accommodate the varying emotional wellbeing needs of employees.Initiatives such as mental health first aid training, an employee assistance programme (EAP) and flexible working can help employees cope with wellbeing issues.Employers should ensure senior leaders are equipped to spot problems ...
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Case StudiesThe Typeface Group uses flexibility to promote emotional wellbeing
The Typeface Group is a marketing and PR organisation based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, with eight employees. As a small, but growing, employer, it strives to place the emotional wellbeing of staff at the heart of its benefits strategy, in large part this through its approach to flexible working.Natalie Weaving, director ...
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OpinionCharles Alberts: What is driving mental health today?
For a mental health programme to be successful, the employer must get to grips with the problems affecting today’s workforce, including some that might be considered taboo.In Mind's 2017/18 Workplace wellbeing index, published in October 2018, 48% of the 40,000 employees surveyed said that they had experienced a mental health ...
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OpinionGillian Connor: What can employers do to better support emotional wellbeing in the workplace?
Employers are increasingly taking an interest in the emotional wellbeing of their employees, not least because of the economic case for it. Mental health and employers: The case for investment, published by Deloitte in October 2017, demonstrated the huge cost of absenteeism, presenteeism and staff turnover caused by mental health ...
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ArticleYorkshire Building Society recognised for mental health best practice
Rhondda Housing Association and Yorkshire Building Society (pictured) are among the organisations recognised at the inaugural Not a Red Card Awards for implementing best practice around addressing mental health in the workplace.The event, organised by insurer Legal and General, aims to celebrate and recognise businesses and individuals that have tackled ...
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ArticleAnxiety sufferer seeks babysitter to take kids trick or treating
Something for the weekend: A mother of three in Wirral, Merseyside, who suffers from social anxiety is offering to pay a babysitter up to £50 an hour to take her children trick or treating on Halloween.In an advert placed on Childcare.co.uk, she explained: “I get very scared at Halloween because ...
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Supplier articleMental health in a changing world
Mental health problems affect about 1 in 10 children and young people, and 1 in 4 adults. Shocking research by the Mental Health Foundation has found that 50% of mental health problems are established by age 14 and 75% by aged 24! With high statistics concerning mental health, there needs ...