Bupa calls for employees to be supported during career milestones

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Five top tips around supporting employees with their mental health

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week last week, Bupa Health Clinics have released a new report which reveals Britons admit to feeling upset or down after comparing their experience of a milestone to someone else's on social media. 85% of people said they felt this way when returning to work after having a baby; 70% said it happened when starting their first job and 64% said they felt low after getting a promotion and seeing someone celebrate the same occasion on social media. Bupa Health Clinics' medical director, Dr Arun Thiyagarajan, said: "This new research shows how important it is f...

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