All Mental health resilience articles – Page 65
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Manage Health to launch pay-as-you-go EAP
EXCLUSIVE: Manage Health is to launch a pay-as-you-go employee assistance programme (EAP) that aims to help employers save money.The healthcare provider has designed the EAP to provide employers with control over the services they offer staff, so that the money they spend relates directly to theiremployees’ needs.Alyson Fennemore, director at ...
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Ceridian launches EAP mobile app
Ceridian has launched an employee assistance programme (EAP) mobile application (app) for employers to provide counselling support for employees.The human capital management and services provider has partnered LifeWorks to produce the app in the UK, following a launch in the US.The app, which is available to download on all smartphones, ...
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Article
Stress causes ill-health in older staff
Older employees are most prone to experiencing health problems as a result of work-related stress and weight gain, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.Its research, which questioned 1,051 employee between June and July 2013, also found that:40% of respondents in their twenties cited their job as a cause ...
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Biochemical Society to host onsite massages for staff
EXCLUSIVE: The Biochemical Society will host an onsite massage day for its 70 employees at the end of September.The employer-paid benefit, which is provided by On Site Massage, is offered to employees four times a year. It was launched more than 10 years ago with Indian head massages, while acupressure ...
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Opinion
Natasha Shearer: Creating a culture of wellbeing
Implementing this type of support service, where employees can discuss both personal and work problems, will be of huge benefit to the organisation, because it is often the case that employees feel vulnerable in disclosing that they are feeling stressed because of the perceived stigma attached to any mental health ...
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Zenith launches wellbeing seminars for staff
Zenith has extended its employee wellbeing programme with lunchtime seminars for employees.The seminars will cover a range of topics, including stress awareness, building resilience, positive thinking, and the link between nutrition and mental health.The fleet management organisation, which has 210 employees, has added the seminars to its package of wellbeing ...
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EAP market grows by 69% in five years
The employee assistance programme (EAP) market has grown by 69% since 2008, according to a report by the UK Employee Assistance Professionals Association (UK EAPA).Its first EAP Market watch report, which reviews the reach and coverage of EAPs in the UK, found that the EAP sector is worth £69.13 million ...
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Debbie Lovewell: Reward professionals can make a big difference
One of the things that stood out about many of this year’s Employee Benefits Awards winners was their proactive approach to tackling tricky or sensitive issues that often go beyond employees’ working lives. It was this that made BMW (UK) a deserving winner of this year’s Grand Prix award for ...
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Most employers offer stress management policies
More than nine out of 10 (92%) of respondents operate stress and anxiety management policies in the workplace, according to initial findings from research by the Confederation of Business Industry (CBI) and Pfizer.The CBI/Pfizer Absence and workplace health survey, which will be published in full later in July, questioned HR ...
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BMW wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2013
The car manufacturer, which was shortlisted in three categories, was chosen for the top award by the judges because of the steps it took to support staff mental wellbeing.BMW implemented a stress management programme in January 2012 as a result of staff feedback. The support service, run by The Priory ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2013: Grand Prix winner
Winner: BMW (UK)Scheme: Stress Management Programme - Mental Health and Wellbeing ServicesBMW was a clear winner for this award for its work in tackling a highly sensitive and often stigmatised issue. The judges commended the organisation for the steps it has taken to support employees’ mental wellbeing, including the foundation ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2013: Best stress management scheme
Winner: BMW (UK)Scheme: Stress Management Programme - Mental Health and Wellbeing ServicesThis award is designed to recognise employers that have made a concerted effort to tackle employee stress and mental health issues, such as depression, by putting measures in place to actively identify and support affected staff.BMW (UK) launched an ...
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AnalysisHow employers should manage workplace stress
IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS…Employers should play a proactive role in managing stress in the workplace.Line managers can play an important part in stress management, but they must be given suitable training.Employers should encourage staff to take responsibility for their own physical and mental wellbeing.There are countless legal ...
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Case Studies
Rise in staff absence prompted Quintiles to adopt stress policy
It introduced its current stress management policy in 2012 as part of its holistic health and wellbeing strategy.A driving factor behind the stress management policy was an increase in stress-related sickness absence. To address this, Quintiles formed a health management team, which concluded that the organisation should improve its approach ...
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ArticleMost common benefits to combat stress
EXCLUSIVE: Less than half (46%) of respondents have specific benefits and strategies in place to reduce workplace stress, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research 2013, which surveyed 376 HR and benefits professionals, found that the most common benefits to combat stress in the workplace include a ...
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Opinion
Andrew Kinder: Employers must be proactive on stress
When it comes to managing stress and its impact on the workplace, it is important that employers take a proactive approach. There are many techniques and preventative measures that employers can take to manage stress.Line managers have an important role to monitor the behaviour of their teams and identify potentially ...
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Presenteeism fuelling stress in the workplace
Nearly two-thirds (62%) of respondents have attended work while ill in the past three months, according to research by Robertson Cooper.Despite this, its research, from a dataset of more than 54,000 employees, found that UK workplaces do not seem to be recognising or managing this issue.The research, which was last ...
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Britain’s employees feel more stressed at work
Britain’s employees are feeling more insecure and pressured at work than at any other time in the past 20 years, according to research by the Institute of Education (IOE) and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES).The 2012 Skills ...
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BMW and AIG shortlisted for stress approach
BMW and Quintiles are among the employers that have been shortlisted for the award ‘Best stress management scheme’ at the Employee Benefits Awards 2013.This award will recognise employers that have made a concerted effort to tackle employee stress and mental health issues.The full category shortlist is:AIG Europe - AIG Absence ...
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New stress management consultancy launches
A new workplace stress management and employee wellbeing consultancy has launched.Workplace Stress Solutions aims to help prevent and manage stress in the workplace.It offers a tailored approach to organisations through a range of stress management, resilience training, and leadership development programmes. Natasha Shearer, founder of Workplace Stress Solutions (pictured), said: ...