All Mental health resilience articles – Page 67
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Stress is top health risk to employers
Stress among employees is considered the top health risk to organisations, according to research by group risk industry trade body, Group Risk Development (Grid).Its Group risk employer research study, which surveyed 500 employers in October, found that 21% of respondents named stress and mental health issues as the number one ...
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GE Healthcare wins award for staff healthcare
GE Healthcare has been awarded the UK’s Royal Society of Public Health’s Health promotion and community wellbeing award 2012 for its employee health and wellness programme.GE has offered the programme, HealthAhead, to its 300,000 employees worldwide since 2010. It is available to GE Healthcare’s 46,000 employees.The programme covers issues such ...
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Higher priority given to staff mental health
Some employers are taking action, such as accountancy ?rm Deloitte, which unveiled a black dog statue at its London of?ces to show its commitment to the Black Dog campaign, run by the charity Sane to support mental health.The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)/Simplyhealth absence management survey found that ...
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Opinion
David Smith: EAPs prove their value for wellbeing
Despite the fact that many employers perceive employee health and wellbeing as a cost, and that many are under pressure to reduce benefi ts costs, in reality today’s economic and cultural environment actually requires investment in staff wellbeing to maintain engagement, performance and productivity.The value of such investment is underlined ...
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Cigna UKHB launches EAP
Cigna UKHB has launched an employee assistance programme (EAP) to complement its occupational health, medical and dental plans.The EAP provides support for line managers and employees through:An in-house team of telephone counsellors and case managers that deliver a range of support and advisory services.A 24/7 access via free phone, SMS ...
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Deloitte tackles workplace mental health among staff
Business advisory firm Deloitte has unveiled a black dog statue at is London offices. The statue is a symbol of the firm’s commitment to the Black Dog campaign run by Sane, the mental health charity, to support the mental health and wellbeing of staff.Deloitte has been working with Sane since ...
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Most EAP users recover after counselling
Nearly three-quarters (70%) of respondents who have used an employee assistance programme (EAP) have recovered or improved following the counselling, according to research by the UK Employee Assistance Professionals Association (UK EAPA).Its research, Benchmarking key service quality indicators in UK employee assistance programme counselling, which was undertaken in partnership with ...
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Mental health stigma is decreasing
More than a quarter (28%) of respondents believe there is less stigma around mental health issues in the workplace compared to a year ago, according to research by Aviva.Aviva’s Health of the workplace 2012 report, which has been launched to coincide with World Mental Health Day on 10 October, found ...
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AnalysisHealth strategies after a company merger
If you read nothing else, read this …Ensure communication is timely to avoid unnecessary anxiety and rumours.Keep employee assistance programme providers informed of any organisational changes and the products and procedures that are in place to provide extra support.Rebranding and relaunching a health and wellbeing strategy after a period of ...
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Opinion
Val Stevenson: What are employers doing around stress in the workplace?
Many organisations are turning to prevention rather than reacting to the symptoms of stress and are seeking to support staff who are already affected. This is through the exploration of resilience.This means creating a greater awareness as an individual something we can all benefit from as well as having programmes ...
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Opinion
Ann McCracken: What are employers doing around stress in the workplace?
In our experience at the International Stress Management Association, the response to work-related stress is more reactive than proactive.Some employers are introducing intranet-programmes, running optional stress awareness sessions, open days focusing on wellbeing, and providing massage, physiotherapy and even peer supporters. This may encourage staff to change stress-inducing habits and ...
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Opinion
Andrew Kinder: What are employers doing around stress in the workplace?
Employers could be forgiven for reacting to National Stress Awareness Day on 2 November by saying it is not a business priority and they are too busy responding to difficult trading conditions. However, given findings from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s October 2011 Absence management survey that stress ...
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Legal and General highlights workplace stress
Legal and General has launched a campaign to highlight how stress in the workplace is affecting employees in financial services and what employers can do to help.The campaign, Stress in the City, will include posters in London’s main commuter train stations.Glen Laming, employment services director at Legal and General, said: ...
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Formal stress management policies needed
More than one in four (28%) respondents said they have no formal process in place to deal with the stress and anxiety of employees, according to research by recruitment agency OfficeTeam.The research, which surveyed 200 HR directors across the UK, found that, of those employers that did offer a formal ...
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A fifth of respondents unsure how to cope with workplace stress
Just a fifth (22%) of respondents said they have been given official guidance on how to cope with workplace stress, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.The research, which polled 1,607 UK employees, found that over half (52%) of respondents have taken time off sick due to problems caused ...
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Analysis
What employers should know about workplace stress
If you read nothing else, read this… The Health and Safety Executive defines stress as “the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them at work”. Symptoms of stress include inability to concentrate, memory lapses, negative thinking, panic attacks and tearfulness. Employers with ...
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CIPD launches stress management tool for managers
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched a free online stress management tool to help managers deal with and prevent stress among their staff.The tool, which was developed with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), is designed to help managers understand how their own behaviour can affect ...
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Healthcare research 2012: Stress
More than half of respondents now have specific benefits or strategies to tackle stress in the workplace, and concern for staff wellbeing is the main driver, says Debbie LovewellThis year has seen a big rise in the percentage of respondents that have implemented specific benefits or strategies to tackle stress. ...
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Aviva launches anti-stress app
Aviva has launched a free application (app) called My Stress Kit to help employees manage their stress levels.The app, which is free to download on smart phones, can be included in employers’ health and wellbeing programme.Users have to complete a short quiz to identify their stress levels, as well as ...
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Most employees absent due to stress are able to return to work
Seven out of ten employees absent due to stress return to work within six months, according to research by Legal and General.This is an improvement on data from 2006, when fewer than 40% of employees were able to return to work within the same period.The figure has been steadily rising ...