A new survey highlights UK workers’ desk-break habits amid growing mental health concerns. Conducted by workplace product supplier, AJ Products, the survey sought to dig deeper into the importance of desk breaks and their impact on workers, whether UK workers ...
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According to the HSE, an estimated 875,000 cases of work-related stress, depression, or anxiety were reported in 2022/23, with approximately half of the 1.8 million workers attributing their conditions to these issues. With Deloitte research revealing that the cost to ...
Read More »Over half of UK professionals think mental health support at work is a ‘box-ticking exercise’
Almost three-quarters of companies now offer employee wellbeing programmes but despite this, 83 per cent of UK professionals state they’ve experienced mental ill health at work in the past 12 months – with more than a quarter encountering it ‘regularly’, ...
Read More »OSH Stakeholder Alliance calls for action to tackle workplace mental health risks
This World Mental Health Day (10 October), the UK’s leading health and safety organisations are coming together to address poor mental health at work and are calling on the Government, employers and those responsible for workplace health and safety to ...
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By Helen Godliman, Head of HR Operations & Projects at Instant Offices In recent years, mental health in the workplace has become a focal point of discussion among business leaders, HR professionals, and employees alike. As we move into an ...
Read More »Aramark UK partners with YoungMinds
Aramark UK’s Education & Health sector has partnered with YoungMinds, a leading mental health charity dedicated to supporting children, young adults, and their support networks. The partnership, which commenced earlier in September, reflects Aramark UK’s commitment to making a positive ...
Read More »Majority of hard hat industry workers have struggled with their mental health
New research has found that a staggering 94 per cent of professionals working in the ‘hard hat’ industries have reported major challenges with their mental health, including feelings of stress, anxiety, depression, and loneliness. The research from hydraulic hose replacement ...
Read More »BaxterStorey partners with Waste Knot for new nature-based hospitality mental health campaign
The hospitality foodservice provider has become the first company to partner with Waste Knot’s new campaign to support hospitality workers’ mental health by reconnecting them with nature. Fruit and vegetable waste prevention organisation Waste Knot’s campaign ‘Waste Knot People’ aims to ...
Read More »Veriforce CHAS contractors pave the way in addressing mental health and wellbeing
Veriforce CHAS has reported that more than 5,000 CHAS members have completed the CHAS Mental Health & Wellbeing Question Set, since its launch at the beginning of May 2024, highlighting the construction industry’s commitment to managing mental health and wellbeing, ...
Read More »Can switching to ‘chrono-working’ improve mental health?
A survey from specialist recruitment consultancy, Robert Walters, has revealed that two-fifths of professionals feel that their mental health could be improved by ‘chrono-working’ – the process where companies allow you to choose work hours according to your natural sleeping ...
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