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We’d like to share this TED Talk Workplace Mental Health – All you need to know by Tom Oxley as it’s a great summary of why mental health in the workplace is so essential to both individuals and the organisation alike. He talks about the key signs of stress and how hard it is […]
One in four people can suffer from a mental health illness during their lifetime and poor mental health among employees costs UK employers £42bn – £45bn each year which is a cost of up to £1,717 per employee according to a recent study by Deloitte. These scary statistics are reasons why promoting and supporting employee […]
We love this TED Talk – it’s so important to emphasize our mental health just as much as our physical health and this video makes for interesting and informative viewing. Enjoy!
From the 9th to the 15th May 2022 was Mental Health Awareness week and May was Mental Health Awareness month – these initiatives are great reminders about how important this issue is for everyone. In 2021 according to the Health and Safety Executive 0.8 million employees were suffering from stress, anxiety, or depression. And in […]
The Price of Stress in the Workplace Stress and mental health problems are increasing and in 2021 days off due to mental health issues cost businesses in the United Kingdom £12.6bn in lost productivity. The Health & Safety Executive found that work-related stress, depression, or anxiety accounted for 50% of all work-related ill health cases […]
We all lead busy lives and often feeling stressed is one of the constants we all deal with as part of our everyday routines. The key thing is though to recognise when you are feeling stressed and then you can take steps to take it in hand and stop this feeling from escalating out of […]
Stress is on the rise. Latest statistics on stress report that 74% of people said that they had felt overwhelmed or unable to cope during the past year. Based on an online poll for YouGov for the Mental Health Foundation in 2018 using a sample size of 4,619 individuals 81% of women said this compared to […]
At Aim Higher Training we work with our clients to help them to identify, plan and meet their life and work goals. Often, they have some clear ideas about what isn’t working well or making them unhappy but can’t always put their finger right on it. If you’re only just starting to think about your […]
Aim Higher Training is delighted to announce a new partnership with Ingeus who will be offering our Spotlight courses to people on their various employability schemes across the United Kingdom. Ingeus evolved from an Australian start-up to become a global provider of services that assist thousands of citizens every day. Their original insight that people […]
As we get stuck into the daily and weekly routines of our lives in 2022, it is a valuable time to reflect on not only how we incorporate new goals and plans into our schedules, but also how we maintain our work-life balance. An average person spends 80,000 hours of their lives working and as […]
