Line managers need more support
LINE MANAGERS are not being given enough support and training to protect the mental health and wellbeing of staff at work, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and Management Today have revealed.
LINE MANAGERS are not being given enough support and training to protect the mental health and wellbeing of staff at work, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and Management Today have revealed.
Chief executive of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England Simon Blake OBE, discusses the latest employer guidance on taking action on mental health as one of the UK’s biggest workplace wellbeing events gets underway.
A NEW report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) looking at the issues facing the teacher workforce in England shows that job-related stress is higher among teachers than other professionals.
GMB AND the TUC have launched a new disability passport to help the nearly 1 million (946,010) disabled people who fall out of work or switch employers each year to get the support they need.
A WORLD-class centre for the treatment of mental injuries suffered by Service personnel should be established in the next 12-18 months, says a new Report by the House of Commons Defence Committee, if veterans and their families are to receive the provision and support promised in the Armed Forces Covenant.
THE GOVERNMENT is setting out new plans to provide better mental health and wellbeing support to NHS staff.
MENTAL HEALTH costs employers in the UK nearly £35 billion a year* and yet there are relatively simple and cost-effective solutions to start tackling it, already available at HR professionals’ fingertips.
A UNION has warned that zero-hours workers are paid less and are at increased risks of ill-health than other workers.
THE POLICE Federation has published its demand, capacity and welfare survey. It questioned more than 18,000 officers for their views on demand and how it has affected them
MENTAK HEALTH First Aid (MHFA) England has launched best-practice guidance for employers on how to implement Mental Health First Aid in the workplace. This follows the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) recent recommendation to include ‘mental health trained first aiders’ as part of employers’ first aid needs assessments.
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