newsMental health issues top of workers’ lockdown concerns
A SURVEY by Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, has found that workers’ concerns about their mental health have increased dramatically since the lockdown began.
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newsMental health charities offering frontline worker support
LEADING MENTAL health charities are uniting for the first time to provide round the clock mental health support to those working on the frontline against the Coronavirus
newsStudy reveals impacts of work-related stress
AS APRIL marks Stress Awareness Month, Perkbox, the employee experience platform, commissioned a new study of 1,815 employed people to measure levels of work-related stress and how they are being supported by their employers.
productHelping TRiM mental stress in water utility industry
Drainage and wastewater specialist, Lanes Group, is supporting its staff by using trauma risk management.
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.
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