mental health
Employee Benefits
The government must take the lead in tackling mental health related sickness absence and lost productivity, an influential commission argues.
08 July 2014
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Employee Benefits
Reducing the working week to four days would help to combat work-related stress and the mental ill-health associated with overwork or lack of work, one of Britain's leading doctors says.
03 July 2014
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Employee Benefits
Misconceptions about mental health are hampering the treatment of the subject by employers. Joy Reymond explains how they can improve their approach.
18 June 2014
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6 min read
Income Protection
Employers with policies insured with income protection specialist Unum will now have access to Mental Health First Aid courses for their staff.
10 June 2014
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Employee Benefits
Leaders of UK businesses including Bupa, BT, RBS and Mars are collaborating to launch a new campaign that aims to end the "stifling" culture of silence on mental health in the workplace.
01 April 2014
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Employee Benefits
The department of Health has laid out long-term ambitions for a broad change in the way people with mental health problems are supported in society, including at work.
22 January 2014
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Employee Benefits
Almost seven in ten (69%) employees say that flexible working is critical in easing work-related stress, according to a survey.
17 December 2013
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Regulation
The Court of Appeal has found the process deciding those eligible for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) disadvantages people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and autism.
04 December 2013
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Group PMI
Bupa has launched Healthy Minds,for corporate customers, which will identify early signs of mental illness, increase early intervention and help employees get back to health faster.
18 November 2013
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Employee Benefits
Over two-fifths (44%) of Brits say they are currently undergoing a period of stress, according to new research.
05 November 2013
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2 min read
