All Mental health resilience articles – Page 56
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Article28% of employers are looking to do more to support employee mental health
More than a quarter (28%) of employer respondents who currently have clear policies and tools in place to support mental wellbeing are looking to do more in this area, according to research by Legal and General.Its Red report: mental health in the workplace, challenges and solutions report, which surveyed employer ...
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AnalysisMental wellbeing in numbers
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OpinionStephen Haynes: Changing views on mental health
While the construction industry has made significant inroads into safety in recent decades, there has been less focus on the ‘health’ in health and safety. However, in recent years the industry has united to improve focus on health, and one of the areas in which we have seen increased attention ...
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AnalysisHow can technology support workplace mental wellbeing strategies?
Need to know:Technology provides a quick and easily accessible route for employees to access information about positive mental wellbeing.Although the mental health technology market is still relatively young, there are apps and platforms that employers can promote to staff to support their mental wellbeing.The workplace provides an ideal setting in ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Addressing the need for mental wellbeing support
As our Mental Wellbeing Week, in association with Benenden, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of benefits.This dedicated week was designed to bring you exclusive insights and opinions uncovering best practice on employers’ approaches to supporting ...
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Case StudiesThames Water uses technology to train mental health first aiders
Water services provider Thames Water has increased its support for mental wellbeing in the workplace, using technology as part of its training strategy.Four years ago, the organisation increased its focus on the wellbeing of its employees, including the promotion of good mental health. This involved providing managers with awareness training ...
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OpinionChris O'Sullivan: Digital mental health interventions need more investment
In recent years, we have seen a proliferation in digital mental health tools, and a challenge on the part of researchers and innovators to adequately evidence the efficacy of these new tools. These challenges both inhibit progress, and create a risk that ineffective, or even damaging, tools are adopted. In ...
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Case StudiesHorwich Farrelly invests in mental health strategy to support depression
Law firm Horwich Farrelly has fully invested in its mental health strategy in a bid to destigmatise depression, anxiety and other forms of mental health in the workplace.In October 2017, the organisation trained 18 employees to become mental health first aiders. These individuals were specifically selected from different levels, age ...
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OpinionCaroline Rook: Employers need to identify mental health issues among employees
Employee health and stress prevention programmes are in place in many organisations across the UK. Organisations agree that there is a clear business case for the role that wellbeing plays in job performance and overall productivity.The taboo of mental health and stress in the workplace is slowly being broken but ...
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AnalysisHow to support employees with depression in the workplace
Need to know:Signs of depression in employees are not always easy to read.Employers can help to remove the stigma of mental health issues by talking about these openly in the workplace.Employers can educate employees on how to approach a colleague with depression.Stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 40% of all ...
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AnalysisHow to measure the effectiveness of mental health strategies
Need to knowData such as absence, turnover, productivity and benefits usage can give an indication of employee mental health and wellbeing, which can be used to measure the effectiveness of any interventions.Employers should offer as much choice as possible around mental health interventions but also consider different approaches for groups ...
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OpinionHelen Smith: Stop mental health becoming a tick-box culture
With a growing national emphasis on mental health, UK employers have never had a better opportunity to start a conversation with their employees about their mental wellbeing.Our Mental health in the workplace report, published in November 2017, found that seven in 10 employees have suffered from a condition related to ...
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Case StudiesKPMG employs range of success measures for mental health strategy
With just under 14,000 employees across 22 regional offices in the UK, monitoring the effectiveness of KPMG’s mental health strategy is a must. Jessica Carmody, head of KPMG’s internal Be Mindful Network, says: “We work alongside our inclusion and diversity and leadership teams to devise an overall mental health strategy. ...
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Mental wellbeing in numbers
Facts and figures relating to mental wellbeing50% of respondents do not feel like they can open up to their colleagues about their mental health.(Source: Peldon Rose)43% view mental health as the top current concern on their agenda(Source: Aon employee benefits)29% go in to work when suffering from a mental health ...
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Supplier articleThe hidden workplace conditions
By Kathryn Kendall, Chief People OfficerThe 10th of October marked World Mental Health Day. Individuals and organisations across the globe came together in a combined effort to remove the stigma from mental health conditions and explore ways of better supporting these within the workplace.Over the past few years, we have ...
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Supplier articleSupporting employees who are lonely at Christmas
For many, Christmas is seen as a time of joy and celebration. For some though, Christmas can be a lonely time. A survey carried out by the BBC showed that 7% of us will spend Christmas alone. What is surprising is that the feeling of loneliness is ...
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Supplier articleWhy mindfulness matters and how to implement it for your employees
The practice of mindfulness is becoming more and more popular, with many famous athletes, actors and CEOs endorsing it. But what exactly is it, and how can it help your business? Mindfulness, defined by Mindful magazine, is: “the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of ...
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ArticleMo Bro’s pays men £30 an hour to have their beard stroked
Something for the weekend: Many employees will have slightly quirkier roles hiding on their CV’s, however male grooming brand Mo Bro’s is a cut above the rest with its latest recruitment drive, offering to pay men £30 an hour to let stressed Christmas shoppers stroke their beard.Men who wish to ...
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OpinionShaun Davis: Take practical measures to support staff with seasonal affective disorder
As the nights draw in and the temperatures drop, many of us feel a bit down with the winter blues, but for some people in the UK this develops into a mental health condition called seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This is a type of depression which causes individuals to have ...
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ArticleVelux launches employee-led mental health counselling
Roof window manufacturing organisation Velux has launched an employee-led mental health counselling service for its 250 UK and Ireland-based employees.Its Mental Wellbeing Support Team (MWST), which was launched on 26 October 2017, is run by a team of employees on a voluntary basis to provide counselling support to employees who ...