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Industry leaders can address mental health

MATES IN Mind believes business leaders are in a good position to address mental health in the workplace, but encourages them to consider that delivering meaningful change to their workforces should be effectively aligned to their business priorities.

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Workplace deaths in Birmingham are double

WORKERS IN the city of Birmingham suffer twice as many fatal accidents at work compared to the rest of the country, according to research from payroll and HR expert Moorepay. Chances of suffering a fatal accident in the city were 0.84 per 100,000 workers, compared to a national average of just 0.4.

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Move to tackle employment inequality

JOBSEEKERS ACROSS the UK are set to benefit from mentoring support designed to help them into work, as Employment Minister Alok Sharma announced the rollout of a successful initiative.

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Violence on teachers in Scotland rises

TEACHERS HAVE written to the Scottish Government describing a disturbing level of physical and verbal assaults, overwhelming workload and lack of teacher numbers in Scottish schools.

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Employees 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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