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Tags: Employee well-being
The majority of workers are touched by mental health challenges
What percentage if workers has suffered mental health challenges?
In which UK cities are workers most likely to hate their jobs?
New survey conducted by CV Library reveals the importance of keeping your workers happy.
Shantel Irwin: Mental health a key priority for Arthritis Action
Even the smallest gestures can make a significant difference to the wellbeing of staff, says Shantel Irwin of Arthritis Action.
Emma Mamo: What employers can do to support an employee mental health
Staff who need to take time off due to stress or mental health problems should be treated exactly the same as those who take sick leave for a physical health problem, says Emma Mamo, Head of Workplace Wellbeing at MIND.
Top Employers Back Initiative On Domestic Abuse
Employers, including the BBC, the Armed Forces, Vodafone and the Metropolitan Police, will discuss how they have helped victims of domestic abuse in the first UK conference to tackle the issue. Speakers at the conference on 29 November at BBC Broadcasting House will include Lord Hall, Director General, BBC; Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan…
Survey finds Employees that Volunteer through Work are 13% Happier
Employee volunteering as important to workforce happiness as benefits or environment.
Symposium launches details of Health at Work summit
The Health at Work Summit will be held by Symposium in May 2016.
Elizabeth Grey: Three ways to stop workplace conflict becoming a crisis
It’s a fact of life that not everybody can get on with each other. In our personal lives we can simply avoid the people we don’t like – but in the office we may be forced to deal with those we find difficult, which can sometimes lead to conflict.
David Price: Addressing mental health awareness in the workplace
Maintaining a healthy work environment is fundamental to ensuring a positive trajectory for any organisation.
Nearly half of UK professionals have or wish they had a ‘work spouse’
With workers spending most of their time in the office, it won’t come as much of a surprise that employees are turning to their colleagues for spouse-like support.
Dr Mark Winwood: Some employees will lie when they’re sick – but it’s not all dishonest
The first Monday of February has come to be known as ‘National Sickie Day’ – the day that employees are supposed to be most likely to call in sick. Employment law firm ELAS, which has promoted the notion, maintains that a combination of miserable weather, commuting in the dark, post-Christmas credit card bills and long gap between holidays makes the first Monday of February the day that people are most likely to take some unofficial time off.
National Apprenticeship Award winners announced
Top apprentices and leading employers from around the country gathered at an exclusive ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House last night to recognise the nation’s top apprentices and apprenticeship employers
One in three UK employees believe flexible working is destroying the working environment
New research shows that almost one in three UK workers believe that the increasing prominence of remote working and flexible hours is damaging the average office ambience.
Tom Castley: Bridging the gender pay gap
The gender pay gap is an on-going battle and a topic of much discussion and debate, with recent research suggesting global leaders believe gender equality in the workplace is an average of 17 years away.