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ArticlePoll: 18% communicate relevant benefits to mark Mental Health Awareness Week
Employee Benefits poll: Around a fifth (18%) of respondents are demonstrating their support for Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14 May 2017) by communicating relevant employee benefits to staff.A poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 33 responses, also found that more than a third (36%) of employer respondents are not running ...
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ArticleShaun Davis: What is the role of employers in removing the stigma around mental health?
Mental wellbeing is an issue that touches us all, directly or indirectly through friends, family and colleagues, regardless of what we do or who we are.In my view, we all have a key role to play in removing the stigma associated with mental health, be that at work or in ...
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ArticleTeresa Payne: What is the role of employers in removing the stigma around mental health?
People are at the heart of most businesses and looking after wellbeing is essential for us all to be able to thrive, be happy, and bring our best selves to work.Removing the stigma around mental health in the workplace is an important part of a firm’s overall people strategy. As ...
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ArticleStephen Hickey: What is the role of employers in removing the stigma around mental health?
Mental health is a real issue in today’s world. According to World Health Organisation estimates, 300 million people suffer from depression.It goes without question that employers play a role in not just removing the stigma around mental health, but make conscious steps in tackling it, head on.For employers, it starts ...
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ArticlePoppy Jaman: What is the role of employers in removing the stigma around mental health?
Employers have a big role to play in reducing the stigma around mental health because for too long people have been reluctant to talk about mental health in the workplace. This stigma typically arises from fear and ignorance rather than ill will; people often find it easier to avoid the ...
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Article50% of line managers feel they could spot the signs of a mental health problem
Half (50%) of line manager respondents feel confident they could recognise the signs that a member of their team was having trouble coping with a mental health problem, according to research by the Mental Health Foundation and Unum.The survey of 644 line managers who have not experienced a mental health ...
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Article37% of employee assistance programme calls relate to anxiety and depression
Just over a third (37%) of calls to an employee assistance programme (EAP) relate to employee anxiety and depression, according to research by employee wellbeing organisation Lifeworks.The research, which is based on call statistics to Lifeworks’ EAP service between January 2011 and March 2017, also found that 7% of calls ...
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ArticleDeloitte, Environment Agency and Lendlease awarded for workplace mental health
Ark Conway Primary Academy, Deloitte, the Environment Agency, and Lendlease are among the organisations awarded for their efforts to support employees’ mental health at Mind’s inaugural Workplace Wellbeing Index Awards.The Workplace wellbeing index recognises organisations that promote positive mental health at work, support employees experiencing mental health problems, and take ...
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Article56% are offered reasonable adjustments to support their mental health
More than half (56%) of respondents who disclose poor mental health at work are offered reasonable adjustments or support measures, such as changes to working hours or adjusted job duties, according to research by mental health charity Mind.Its Workplace wellbeing index, which surveyed 15,022 employees at 29 organisations, also found ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail, Schroders and Skanska shortlisted for best mental health strategy
Royal Mail Group, Schroder Investment Management, and Skanska UK are among the organisations that have been shortlisted in the best mental health strategy category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2017.This award, sponsored by Legal and General, recognises employers that have made a concerted effort to support employees' mental health, such ...
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Article50% believe low resilience levels impact workplace performance
Half (50%) of respondents believe low levels of resilience have a negative impact on workplace performance, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.Its survey of 2,000 UK adults also found that 56% of respondents believe that motivation is likely to be adversely affected by a low level of resilience.The research ...
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Article4% feel they can talk to their manager about depression
Less than one in 20 (4%) of employee respondents who experience depression feel they can speak to their manager about it, according to research by Legal and General.Its survey of 2,000 full-time employees and 200 managing directors and HR managers also found that just 5% of employee respondents who experience ...
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ArticleGovernment leadership brings mental health support to the top of the agenda
On 9 January 2017, prime minister Theresa May announced a package of measures that aim to improve mental health support in the UK at each stage of a person’s life, including in workplaces, schools, and the community.As part of this wider reform, Lord Dennis Stevenson, a mental health campaigner, and ...
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Article23% of City workers feel able to discuss stress with their manager
Less than a quarter (23%) of City worker respondents feel able to discuss the stress they are under with their managers, according to research by MetLife Employee Benefits.Its survey of 104 decision makers who work in financial institutions or investment banks, also found that 67% of respondents are considering quitting ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 26% of benefits professionals do not have access to mental wellbeing support
EXCLUSIVE: More than a quarter (26%) of HR and benefits professional respondents do not have access to mental wellbeing support from their employer, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Salary survey 2017, which surveyed 249 HR, reward and benefits professionals in December 2016, also found that of the 74% of ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Gain insight into valuing mental health as a future workplace asset at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Gain insight into valuing mental health as a future workplace asset at Employee Benefits Connect 2017.Beth Husted (pictured), rehabilitation services manager at Unum UK, will present a session titled ‘Creating breakthroughs in mental health as the future workplace asset’ as part of the holistic wellbeing conference stream on Wednesday ...
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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 ...