Time To Talk day happens every year in February and provides an excellent opportunity for businesses across the UK to encourage their staff to talk about mental health. 31% of people have experienced mental health issues at work. Tragically, some still feel ashamed to tell their colleagues how they feel and therefore don’t get the support they need.
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Feeling happy at work is important for everyone. To ensure that teams are enjoying themselves every day and coming into the office with a renewed sense of purpose and energy, it is important to adjust your office culture to their needs, so that each team member is able to thrive.
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The '5 Ways to Well-being', developed by the New Economics Foundation, are a set of evidence-based actions to improve personal wellness. These steps were developed to support a healthy mind, similar to the guidance on eating 5 fruit and vegetables per day for a healthy body.
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With Christmas only 1 week away, people across the country are working hard, under pressure to ensure that everything is perfect for just that one day.
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It’s that time of year again. Orders for Christmas jumpers are being placed, venues are being booked and your whole team is preparing to make this year’s Christmas social 10x better than last year’s.
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Anyone starting a new role is always going to be a bit nervous. Being surrounded by a supportive team will help you loads as you settle into your new position. However, even when you’re surrounded by a great team, it can be difficult to adjust to a brand-new working environment.
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In April 2018, Bristol University student Natasha Abrahart was found dead. She had taken her own life. She was one of ten students at this university alone who took their own lives over an eighteen-month period from the winter of 2016 to the spring of 2018.
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Presenteeism in the workplace is not something which is frequently discussed in offices, as people move from one e-mail to the next, and then to a long conference call if they feel the need for some variation. However, presenteeism manifests itself at the core of company culture in businesses and other large organisations across the country.
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Being World Mental Health Day, today is a great opportunity to draw attention to aspects of mental ill-health which often go unseen in the workplace.
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Sometimes, physical illness requires a member of staff to take time off work to recuperate. The same is also true of mental ill-health. It is crucial that individuals treat staff who are off work due to mental ill-health in exactly the same way as they would treat that staff member if they missed work while recovering from a broken arm.
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