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Eight steps for long-term employee wellbeing

The pandemic triggered a 25% increase in the number of people worldwide diagnosed with anxiety and depression. How can businesses support the wellbeing of their workforce at such a difficult time? David McCormack, CEO of HIVE360 considers the options, and ...

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Mental ill health accounts for half of HSE’s annual statistics on work-related ill-health and injury

Stress, depression, and anxiety make up around half of cases of work-related illness, according to the annual Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics on work-related ill health and workplace injuries. The figures from Great Britain’s workplace regulator show there were ...

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Most office spaces are not set-up to support employee mental wellbeing

A study by workplace design company, Unispace, has revealed that most office spaces are not set-up to support mental wellbeing in today’s hybrid working environment. The report, Mental health and the office: Understanding the current, and future relationship, between workspaces ...

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Mental checklist

Mental health issues which impact employee wellbeing can be a significant cause for long-term absence. But there are a number of ways you can support new ways of working for a healthier, happier workforce says Richard Harris, Founder and Managing ...

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Companies are failing to adapt ‘casual recognition moments’ to the hybrid workplace

A new study into workplace recognition has found that unappreciated employees are twice as likely to experience poor mental health. The Employee Recognition Survey, conducted by virtual team building and virtual escape room specialists, Wildgoose, surveyed employees from 133 different UK companies. It asked ...

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Seven International Safety Awards for ISS

ISS has won seven International Safety Awards from the British Safety Council, including four distinctions and three merits. Distinctions went to ISS Healthcare and Infrastructure contracts with Gatwick Airport, Northern Trains and the Government Property Agency, and merits to Education, ...

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EMCOR UK receives International Safety Award

EMCOR UK has been awarded an International Safety Award from the British Safety Council in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and workplaces healthy and safe. The facilities, asset and workplace management services provider is one of only ...

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Westgrove supporting Mind Over Mountains

The Westgrove Group has announced a new partnership and founding patronship with the wellbeing and mental health charity, Mind Over Mountains. The Warrington-based facilities management business has pledged its support to the charity for 2022 and hopes to help people ...

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UK employees want to return to their workplace for their mental wellbeing 

Research from Infogrid, the smart building platform, has revealed that nearly a third of working Brits (32 per cent) want to return to their offices in January because they feel it would improve their mental health, which has been impacted ...

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Atalian Servest prioritises mental health in the workplace

Atalian Servest has committed to taking active steps to proactively change the way people think and act about mental health by signing the Mental Health at Work Commitment. The commitment and associated resources have been created by Mind, one of ...

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