World Mental Health Day 2022
World Mental Health Day (10th October) is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organisation with members and contacts in more than 150 countries. This day, each October, […]
Half of employees had no wellbeing check-in from their employer in the past year
The mental health impact of the pandemic and current world events has been well documented, with increased reports of declining mental health levels affecting all age groups being apparent to many. So, what are employers doing to help combat this rise and support their employees? Unfortunately, data collected in a recent survey would suggest not […]
Health and Wellbeing – Where Health and Safety is Pivotal
The pandemic created a new work landscape, now organisations see employee health and wellbeing as pivotal to success The past two years have elevated the urgency to put the human element back into the workplace, placing health and wellbeing at the very heart of the corporate agenda. Health and safety professionals are fully aware of […]
Service Industries hit hard by work-related stress
According to the most recent annual Labour Force Survey, 822,000 workers in Great Britain suffered from work-related stress, depression or anxiety (new or long-standing) in 2020/21. Whilst the Coronavirus pandemic has certainly contributed to this worrying statistic, the pre-pandemic numbers have been on an upwards trajectory since 2014. Of the 822,000 workers suffering from work-related […]
How can businesses help employees beat the “January Blues”?
With Christmas already a distant memory, and most employees “back at the coal face”, January can be a particularly bleak month, especially for those with existing mental health issues. Add to this, the gloomy weather and our tight purse strings, January is bad enough but when you combine it with a Monday, you get something else […]
Report offers 8 Recommendations for Wellbeing Management
A report published by IOSH has revealed the findings of research into five organisations, analysing their experiences of the ongoing pandemic. While employees gave many positive examples of organisational interventions, their accounts also highlighted key areas where wellbeing was compromised and where practices could be strengthened in the future. Analysis is presented in three themes: […]
HSE Launches Working Minds Campaign to Promote Good Mental Health at Work
Work-related stress and poor mental health risk becoming a health and safety crisis for UK’s workplaces, HSE has warned. While the full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is yet to be fully understood, mental health issues are the number one reason given for sick days in the UK. Last year more than 17 million working […]
Long Working Hours Killing 745,000 People Per Year, Study Finds
We all know how important maintaining a healthy work-life balance is. There has been much discussion on the subject in recent times with an increasing number of employees now reporting that they are working longer hours at home than they were in the office. Everyone knows how important it is to switch off from work […]
Has driving-related risk increased post lockdown?
The ‘Driving Behaviour’ report shows an increase in driver stress as a result of the pandemic. It is no surprise that increased levels of stress in general have coincided with national lockdowns, resulting from a lack of social interaction, financial uncertainty and hardship, Covid anxiety and contracting the virus to name just a few. Perhaps […]
Stress Awareness Month 2021
The month of April has been designated as Stress Awareness month, a national event started in 1992. During this time, health care professionals and health promotion experts aim to bring awareness to the causes and damaging consequences of unchecked levels of stress. 2020 was a turbulent year for mental health, as the Covid-19 pandemic caused […]
