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7 Great Ways to Manage Stress in the Workplace

In the United Kingdom on average anyone who experiences work-related stress can lose 24 days a year of absence from work. According to research from 2018 up to 74% of people feel overwhelmed or unable to cope – 81% of women and 67% of men. Stress is a normal part of life and work so […]

Workplace Mental Health – All you need to know by Tom Oxley

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 […]

How to Create Harmony and Wellbeing in the Workplace

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 […]

Why we should all be more Mental Health Aware

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 […]

Promoting Wellbeing in the Workplace to Avoid the Costs of Stress

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 […]

9 of the Best Ways to Stop Feeling Stressed

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 […]

Signs and Causes of Stress  

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 […]

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