All Mental health resilience articles – Page 64
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ArticlePrince Harry takes part in London Ambulance Service's Time to Talk wellbeing event
Prince Harry is visiting the London Ambulance Service today (Thursday 2 February 2017) as part of the health service’s wellbeing event recognising mental health awareness day, Time to Talk.During the visit, Prince Harry will learn about the London Ambulance Service’s Listening, informal, non-judgemental, confidential (LINC) network. This is a voluntary ...
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Article73% believe employers should do more to support employee health
Almost three quarters (73%) of respondents believe employers should be doing more to support staff who are struggling with their physical or mental health, according to research by Bupa UK.Its survey of 2,000 UK employees also found that 64% of respondents feel they would be significantly more productive at work ...
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Article88% of those who have experienced mental health problems have felt distressed at work
More than three quarters (88%) of respondents who have experienced mental health problems in the last five years have been through times where they felt distressed at work, according to research by Unum and the Mental Health Foundation.The survey of 1,000 people who have experienced mental health problems and 1,000 ...
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Article31% believe their employer does enough to support mental health and wellbeing
Less than a third (31%) of respondents say that their employer does enough to support employee wellbeing and mental health, according to research by workplace consultancy Peldon Rose.Its survey of 621 office-based employees also found that 37% of respondents feel their employer appreciates them, down from 44% a year ago.In ...
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ArticleGovernment to launch review into mental health practices in the workplace
The government is to launch a review into mental health practices in the workplace as part of a wider package of reforms around mental health support.The workplace review will be led by Lord Dennis Stevenson, a mental health campaigner, and Paul Farmer CBE, chief executive officer at Mind and chair ...
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Article10% of line managers feel they have received sufficient mental health training
Just 10% of line manager respondents feel they have had sufficient training to deal with mental health problems at work, according to research by the Mental Health Foundation and Unum.The Added value: mental health as a workplace asset report, which surveyed 1,000 employees with lived experience of mental health problems ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 75% do not have a policy to manage employee stress
EXCLUSIVE: Three quarters (75%) of employer respondents do not have a policy in place to manage stress, according to research by Jelf Employee Benefits.Its survey of 124 organisations also found that 85% of respondents believe employee stress will be an increasing people risk for their business.The research also found:73% of ...
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Article47% believe flexible working hours can reduce workplace stress
Just under half (47%) of respondents believe that the introduction of flexible working hours would help to reduce workplace stress, according to research by Cascade HR.Its Stress report 2016, which surveyed 1,011 UK full and part-time employees, also found that 39% of respondents would value an early finish on Fridays ...
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Article67% of bankers would consider quitting their job because of stress
More than two thirds (67%) of financial institution and investment bank employee respondents would consider quitting their jobs in the next year if stress levels do not improve, according to research by MetLife.Its survey of 104 decision makers at financial institutions and investment banks also found that 70% of respondents ...
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Article33% feel comfortable talking to their employer about mental health issues
A third (33%) of respondents would feel comfortable talking to their employer about a mental health issue such as depression, according to research by Capita Employee Benefits.Its Employee insight report, which surveyed 3,006 UK employees, also found that 44% of respondents know a colleague who has had to give up ...
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OpinionPoppy Jaman: Mental health first aid training can guide employees to the right support
We all have mental health just as we have physical health, but it can seem more difficult to spot the signs of mental ill health.The key thing to look out for when it comes to mental ill health are changes in an employee’s usual behaviour, such as unusual irritability or ...
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Case StudiesJanssen takes a holistic approach to supporting employees’ mental wellbeing
As a healthcare organisation, Janssen is committed to helping its employees improve their mental and physical health.The research-based pharmaceutical organisation, which is part of the the Johnson and Johnson group, takes a proactive approach to employee wellbeing. Charlie Hamlin, organisation effectiveness manager, says: “Prevention, and health and wellbeing, is very ...
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Case StudiesWellcome Trust trains employees in mental health first aid
Mental health first aid training has helped the Wellcome Trust deal with a number of mental health issues presented by employees.The medical research charity introduced a pilot mental health first aid training scheme with Mental Health First Aid for England in 2015, and fully launched in the beginning of 2016. ...
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AnalysisHow to break the taboos around mental health in the workplace
Need to know:Although there is a lot of awareness around mental ill health, there is still a stigma attached to discussing it in the workplace.Employers should promote initiatives that can help support mental wellbeing such as an employee assistance programme (EAP), occupational health, and mental health first aid training.Creating open ...
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Article63% feel obliged to put organisational interests ahead of staff wellbeing
Almost two-thirds (63%) of manager respondents feel that they are required to put the interests of the organisation above the wellbeing of their team, according to research by Business in the Community (BITC).Its Mental health at work report, which is based on a survey of 3,036 UK employees, a public ...
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Article38% believe low morale causes workplace stress
More than a third (38%) of respondents believe that low morale in the workplace is a cause of stress at work, according to research by CV Library.Its survey of 1,200 UK employees also found that more than half (53%) of respondents feel that stress is an issue in the organisation ...
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ArticleLouise’s lowdown: Mental health champions can help erode a ‘stiff upper lip attitude’ in the workplace
According to research published by Bupa in August 2016, 68% of business leaders identify a ‘stiff upper lip attitude’ at executive level as a barrier to conversations around wellbeing in the workplace. Stiff upper lip is a phrase that is heard less often these day, and a concept that is ...
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Article7% of hospitality staff are comfortable talking to their employer about mental health
Just 7% of hospitality employee respondents would feel comfortable talking to their employer about their mental health, according to research by Pizza Hut and Mental Health UK.The research, which surveyed 500 UK hospitality employees, also found that more than half (56%) of respondents have received adverse treatment at work as ...
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Article82% cite making an error at work as top cause of stress
Employees' stress levels in the workplace and how they react to causes of stress may be dependent on individuals' personality types, according to research by Deloitte.Its Business Chemistry stress study, which surveyed 23,000 professionals, found that the majority (82%) of respondents said that making an error at work was the ...
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Article69% feel managers increase workplace stress
More than two-thirds (69%) of respondents believe that the behaviour of managers increases stress in the workplace, according to research by MetLife.Its survey of 1,211 full-time employees also found that 45% of respondents feel that stress caused by management has resulted in employees within their organisation taking extended time off ...