productHelping TRiM mental stress in water utility industry
Drainage and wastewater specialist, Lanes Group, is supporting its staff by using trauma risk management.
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newsCases of work-related stress at an 18-year high
TOTAL ANNUAL cases of work-related stress are at an 18-year high, with more new cases reported than the previous year, figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for 2018/19 indicate.
newsUnion fears Brexit deal will damage workers rights
THE TUC union has slammed the government’s proposed Brexit deal as a “disaster” for workers rights.
newsCoping with the pressures of farming
At BALMORAN Show this year, Rural Support launched its new booklet entitled ‘Coping with the Pressures of Farming’, aimed at offering the farming community help and assistance in relation to their health and well-being and every day pressures of running a farm.
newsAdvice to keep the mind healthy
BRITISH SAFETY Council launches wellbeing videos with exercises and advice to help workers beat stress and maintain good mental health.
newsJob-related stress higher in teachers
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.
newsEmployees uncomfortable discussing mental health
OVER THREE quarters of employees believe people at their place of work would be uncomfortable discussing mental health – citing anxiety of how they might be perceived by co-workers (82%), concerns over harm to career prospects (78%), embarrassment (76%), and fears they would not be trusted with more responsibility (69%) as the key barriers.
newsCall for bosses to have legal duty to prevent sexual harassment
THE TRADES Union Congress (TUC) has outlined its belief that employers to have a legal duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
newsResearch reveals shocking mental health statistics
HEALTHTECH STARTUP Mynurva has commissioned an independent, nationally-representative survey among more than 2,000 UK adults to uncover the number of full-time workers who suffer from mental health problems; how many of them seek help for their issues; and the main barriers that hold them back from doing so.
newsUnion labels workplace stress an ‘epidemic’
THE TUC union has responded to the latest HSE figures, which show 15.4 million working days were lost to work-related stress, anxiety and depression, by warning the issue is now an epidemic.
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