All Mental health resilience articles – Page 61
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ArticleFlexible working and holiday most important perks for staff
EXCLUSIVE: Around two-thirds (65%) of workers consider flexible-working options to be the most important staff benefit, according to research from marketing organisation Mintel.The study, which surveyed 1,000 full and part-time workers, asked respondents to consider which employee benefits are most important to them.Of those surveyed, 66% believe having over 20 ...
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ArticleHSBC and Linklaters make mental health commitment
Financial Ombudsman Service, HSBC, KPMG, Lend Lease Europe and Linklaters are among employers that have made a commitment to addressing mental health in the workplace.Mental health charity Mind has launched its Getting ahead: why mental health at work matters report, which highlights various organisations’ experiences with mental health issues.The report ...
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ArticleOnly 42% of FTSE 100 acknowledge mental health as an issue
Less than half (42%) of FTSE 100 firms acknowledge that mental health is an issue, according to a study from Lockton Benefits, published in May 2015.The report also found that only four employers (Royal Mail, GlaxoSmithKline, Reed Elsevier and advertising and public relations firm WPP) met criteria for all workplace ...
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Article69% of employers do not monitor employees' physical health
Over two-thirds (69%) of organisations do not have processes in place to monitor the physical health of employees, according to a study from Unum.The survey, which was made up of 401 responses from employers, also revealed that 66% of respondents have nothing in place to monitor their staff’s mental health.It ...
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ArticleTop tweets about Employee Benefits Wired: Mental Wellbeing
@EllaJaneMiller – Great show on Employee Benefits right now about @MHFAEngland @eynews and #mentalhealth #EBWired@DDEmployeeBene – Important line managers know their people! @MindCharity @landg_business @EmployeeBenefit #EBWired@BORISbenefits – Really enjoying the focus on mental #wellbeing in the #workplace in the first #EBWired panel discussion. Let’s get more people talking!@ScruffyNick – Looking ...
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AnalysisMetLife: Why mental health support should be part of a modern workplace health strategy
Key points Workplace employee support around resilience and mental health is as important as it is around physical wellness. But employees must understand and appreciate their benefits to be able to access the right support, as and when they need it. Employees who value their benefits highly are more engaged ...
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ArticleAmbition hosts wellbeing week for staff
EXCLUSIVE: Ambition UK has hosted a wellbeing week for its 45 employees for the second year running.The recruitment firm provided a range of free health and wellbeing initiatives, including zumba, massages, a football match, pilates and a fitness boot camp during the week which took place from 11-15 May. This ...
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ArticleHerbert Smith Freehills adds mental health mentors
Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a mental health mentoring programme for its 1,714 staff at its London and Belfast offices.Its mental health mentor programme will provide access to a network of more than 60 individuals who can give advice, support and mentoring on mental health issues.The mentors from ...
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AnalysisHow employers can boost employees' emotional resilience
If you read nothing else, read this…Emotional resilience is the ability with which an individual is able to bounce back after periods of stress and adversity.Emotional resilience can be taught and the workplace is an ideal setting to support employees’ mental health.Employers can build and support employees’ emotional resilience ...
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Case StudiesBrowne Jacobson offers mindfulness and resilience support
It also runs workshops on how to build personal resilience, which are open to all employees, as part of its learning and development programme. Yana Belmega, learning and development project manager, says: “[The focus] is around increasing resilience, so looking at what [resilience] is and the difference between pressure and ...
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ArticleUK's least healthy employees based in the North East
The North East of England has the UK’s least healthy workforce, with 31% at risk of developing health problems, according to research by VitalityHealth.Its Britain’s healthiest company report, which surveyed 23,376 employees across 82 UK organisations, also found that London had the healthiest employees, with less than a quarter (24%) ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail, Mars and BT pledge to end mental health discrimination
Royal Mail, Zurich, Mars and BT are among 14 employers that have pledged to improve awareness of mental health issues in the workplace, according to a report by Business in the Community (BITC).Its Mental health: We’re ready to talk - One year on report, which has been published to coincide ...
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OpinionLovewell's Logic: Does charity begin at work?
But these days does this really hold true? Or is it now more of a case that charity begins at work?Many employers now offer employees opportunities to support charities through the workplace, be it through fundraising, workplace giving or volunteering initiatives.Here at Employee Benefits, we’re no different. Every year, Centaur ...
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ArticleHalf of managers are stressed all or most of the time
Almost half (48%) of senior managers say they are stressed all or most of the time, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.Its study of 1,000 senior managers, managing directors, business owners and chief executive officers, and 1,000 other employees also found that 23% of employee respondents feel stressed all ...
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Article37% of employees cite stress as reason to quit job
Almost two-fifths (37%) of employees have considered quitting their job in the last year because of stress at work, according to research by MetLife Employee Benefits.Nearly half (47%) of respondents find their job stressful on a day-to-day basis, according to the research, which surveyed more than 1,000 full-time employees.And 48% ...
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ArticleNorth Halifax Grammar School to offer mental health initiatives
EXCLUSIVE: North Halifax Grammar School in West Yorkshire is to roll out mental health and wellbeing initiatives for staff.The scheme, provided by mental health and wellbeing training organisation Worth-It Projects, will offer mental wellbeing coaching and training to staff.The programme is open to all 60 teaching staff at the school ...
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Case StudiesNorton Rose Fulbright focuses on mental health
The global law firm launched its mental health awareness strategy in October 2014. In the week running up to World Mental Health Awareness Day it held a series of lunchtime talks for staff in conjunction with providers including Bupa and Roodlane Medical, as well as local GPs and gyms. These ...
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AnalysisBenefits to support sensitive health issues
If you read nothing else, read this…Support for staff with sensitive health problems include exercise, healthy eating and counselling.Staff have a right to confidentiality under the Human Rights Act 1998, and therefore in most cases do not have to disclose personal medical information to their employer. Eating disorders and mental ...
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AnalysisMental health in numbers
A round-up of the latest facts and figures around stress and mental health.48% cite stress and mental ill-health as a main cause of employee absence (Group Risk Development: Group risk employer research, November 2014)56% find work very or fairly stressful (Mind, November 2014) 30% said they would not be able ...
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ArticleBuyer's guide to employee assistance programmes 2015
Central to an EAP’s operation is a confidential telephone line. This is available around the clock, providing staff with advice and information on a variety of matters, including psychological issues, relationship problems, addiction, childcare, eldercare, debt and legal worries.Most employees will be able to access support by phone or online, ...