All Mental health resilience articles – Page 73
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Employees feel more stressed at work than in home life
Nearly half of employees (47%) say that they feel much tenser at work than in their home life according to Aviva's annual Health of the Workplace study.The survey found that 50% of employers consider themselves to be good role models, but 45% also admit to being stressed at work.One in ...
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Linklaters launches stress management policy
Linklaters has introduced a stress management policy and an employee assistance programme (EAP) to support employees’ psychological welfare. The EAP, provided by Axa Icas, offers face-to-face and telephone counselling.The law firm has also set up a steering committee to ensure the stress measures are aligned with its business goals. The ...
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Employee Benefits Summit 2010: Panel debate: Stress in the workplace
Employers must take steps to proactively tackle stress, rather than avoiding the issue.Speaking in a panel debate on the second day of the Employee Benefits Summit in Monte Carlo, Dame Carol Black, national director for health and work health at the Work and Wellbeing Delivery Unit, said: “It is avoided ...
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Healthcare Research 2010: Strategies to deal with employee stress
The economic climate has receded as a reason for employers to implement a stress-management strategy and most still do not have one in place, says Nicola SullivanDespite the pressures piled on staff last year, there has not been a significant rise in the proportion of employers actively tackling stress. More ...
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National Trust offers stressed city workers bottled fresh air
In response to new research that shows 74% of UK urban workers feel stressed on a daily basis, the National Trust is handing out fresh air that has been bottled at some of the country’s favourite outdoor venues.The National Trust is offering 100 bottles of fresh air in recycled glass ...
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Fitforlife launches stress management tool
A new product has been launched offering ways to combat stress in the workplace.Fitforlife.tel is a structured six-week telephone programme, where a dedicated coach gives employees techniques on managing stress and anxiety, as well as teaching them how to adapt to change.The programme is targeted at individuals who feel their ...
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Staff who tell managers what they think of them are less stressed
Employees who are given the opportunity to criticise their boss face to face are likely to have lower stress levels and better health, according to research conducted by the British Psychological Society.However, it is not yet known what impact this kind of transparency might have on the wellbeing of line ...
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Stress management policy
As well as showing staff that your organisation plans to prevent stress, it needs to document how it will help potential sufferersFormalising an approach to tackling stress with an occupational stress management policy is a good way to show a commitment to tackling stress in the workplace.Vanessa Sallows, underwriting and ...