newsWork-life pressures put employees’ health at risk
People are finding workplace pressures increasingly difficult to deal with and often more stressful than personal issues, according to new research from Bupa UK.
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productLearn to recognise and manage stress
With the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) indicating that
stress is likely to become a more
significant risk to organisations in
the next few years, it makes good
business sense to protect your
employees. Health and sa
productDealing with bullying in the workplace
The recent furore caused when a complaint was made about bullying at Number 10
demonstrates just how serious bullying in the workplace is taken.Nancy Lee offers
some guidance on dealing with this issue
Bullying is char
productStress awards: Deadline
The deadline for the first annual National Stress Management Awards entries is fast approaching.
productLack of adequate stress support
Research by Legal & General using
Department for Work and Pensions
statistics and reports has revealed
that less than a fifth of employers are
taking adequate steps to provide
support for stressed employees,
despite str
productStress tops reasons employers seek advice
Work-related stress is the most
common reason that leads employers
to seek occupational health advice, an
analysis of Department for Work and
Pensions (DWP)
statistics by Legal &
General has shown. An
analysis of reaso
productOnline stress toolkit
Legal & General has upgraded its Worklife Solutions package to help reduce the impact of absences.
productStress is long-term worry
New research from Group Risk Development (GRiD), the trade body for the group risk industry, has highlighted the need for employers to make effective early interventions when managing stress and mental ill health cases as these will otherwise escalate into much longer absences.
productOne in five sick from stress
Up to one in five employees have had to take time off work due to stress-related illness in the past 12 months, new research from MetLife Employee Benefits shows.
newsStress is the UK’s top health and safety concern, say union workplace reps
The 11th biennial TUC survey of union health and safety representatives, published on 24 October during European Health and Safety at Work Week, finds the top-five cited hazards were stress, bullying and harassment, overwork, back strains and slips, and trips and falls on a level.
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