Stress

Income Protection

Workplace stress the main reason for short-term absence

Lack of workplace initiatives and no group protection both reasons for higher than above average employee sickness

clock 24 April 2018 • 2 min read

Employee Benefits

One in three employees take time off due to mental health

The majority of managers do not have suitable training

clock 09 March 2018 • 4 min read

Employee Benefits

Employees struggling with their finances report higher workplace stress

Employees struggling with their finances suffer from far higher levels of stress, and poorer health, than those who are unworried financially, a new report has found.

clock 05 January 2018 • 2 min read

PMI

Mental Health Awareness Week: Mental health absences almost as common as colds

Mental health is one of the top three reasons for employee absence (13%), after musculoskeletal conditions (48%) and general sickness, colds and bugs (15%); according to analysis of sick pay data from ECIS.

clock 11 May 2017 • 1 min read

Group Protection

Calls about depression to Canada Life's EAP soar by 40%

Canada Life Group Insurance's Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) has revealed a fifth (21%) of calls made to the service in Q1 2015 concerned mental health - a 40% increase from Q1 2014.

clock 20 July 2015 • 2 min read