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From therapy chat apps to stress monitors, London offices are making wellness part of the 9-to-5 Anxiety is a growing issue in the UK. According to AnxietyUK, one in six adults experience some form of “neurotic health problem”, with anxiety and depression being the most common. The World Health Organisation predicts that by 2030, mental […]

Where there is work, there’s workplace stress. Heavy workloads, looming deadlines, constant interruptions and delicate interpersonal relationships can challenge even the healthiest psyche, but some simple techniques can help keep you calm and collected while on the job. Here are 5 strategies to quickly reduce your stress at work: Reject The Multitasking Myth The term […]

Nobody can fail to notice that mental health is high on the agenda for companies, employers have increasing expectations of their employers as well as increasing momentum from organisations such as the Health & Safety Executive to treat mental health risks in the same way as physical health risks. There are many excellent solutions available […]

Right now, the business world is in the middle of a sea change—a transformation in how organisations look after their employees. Until recent years, it would be fair to say that relatively few businesses gave a second thought to support services for employee mental or physical health. Nor did many think about poor wellbeing’s effects […]

The new, free training is aimed at organisations of less than 250 people to promote wellbeing in the workplace and is available online at the Mental Health at Work website Mental Health for Small Workplaces will build staff confidence in thinking and talking about mental health. It includes three quick training modules consisting of: building […]

Vitality has published the results of its annual Britain’s Healthiest Workplace study, developed in partnership with RAND Europe and the University of Cambridge. The report claims that many businesses are failing their employees, with three-quarters of ill-health related absence and presenteeism last year, equating to £61bn, arising from factors such as depression, poor lifestyle choices, […]

National Stress Awareness Month (April) is a good opportunity for organisations and people professionals to stand back and think about what action could make the most difference to reducing people’s stress at work. The increasing prevalence of work-related stress has been widely recognised for some time. According to statistics from the Health and Safety Executive […]

March 1st is Employee Appreciation Day, and the science is clear: appreciation works. Especially in the workplace. Research shows that feeling appreciated leads to better health, lower stress, and fewer sick days. It can also lead to increased productivity. One study by Glassdoor found that 81% of employees surveyed felt motivated to work harder when […]

Many employers have unwisely put themselves in a double bind by buying quite so enthusiastically into the wellbeing agenda of recent years,” says occupational health physician Dr Adrian Massey in his book Sick-Note Britain: How Social Problems Became Medical Issues. It’s a view that will find plenty of sympathy among the multitude of commentators who […]

Self-care has moved from somewhat taboo and self-indulgent to necessary for success in our fast-paced, hard-driving world because it’s become central to our creativity, our passion and our sanity at work. A 2018 Gallup poll of 7,500 respondents suggests that young people are “more likely than workers in older generations to say that they always […]

The third Monday in January is known as Blue Monday – allegedly the most miserable day of the year. With Christmas cheer fading from our memories, staff can start to experience negative feelings from financial pressures or the persistent darkness and gloomy weather. Helping employees beat the January blues encourages staff, and your business, to […]

A little more sleep and exercise with a little more fruits and vegetables is a very good start to better health. A new year brings new promise. It brings hope and, inevitably, a desire to better ourselves. In many ways, each new year is a fresh start and a chance to break old patterns and […]