All Mental health resilience articles – Page 58
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ArticleDr Sarah-Jane Fenton: What can employers do to address social wellbeing?
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 ...
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ArticlePoll: 24% use mindfulness sessions to support mental health in January
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, ...
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ArticleMore than half of employees feel psychologically unsafe in the workplace
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 ...
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OpinionChris O’Sullivan: Psychological hazards need to become a focus for employers
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 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Kohler Mira hosts two-week mental health awareness event
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 ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths say their workplace does not offer mental health support
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 ...
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ArticleFinancial services and domestic services employees are the most stressed in the UK
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 ...
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ArticleA third of UK working adults have suffered from poor mental health in the workplace
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 ...
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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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Poll: How does your organisation help employees manage workplace stress?
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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, ...