For National Stress Awareness Month, Benenden Health’s Head Matron Cheryl Lythgoe provides insight into how employers can effectively manage employee stress amid the COVID-19 pandemic… Workplace stress is the harmful reaction that people have to undue pressure and demands placed on them at work, with research last year revealing that the jobs of nearly half of all […]

52 per cent of employers are open to hot desking, but 92 per cent of office workers have reported issues with it. That’s according to research from Brickendon Digital, the technology and product development arm of consultancy Brickendon, which says the results highlight the urgency for businesses to do more in order to look after […]

One third of UK workers (32 per cent) have admitted to suffering mental health issues due to money worries. That’s according to a new poll from GettaSub, the short-term employee finance provider.  The survey, which quizzed 2,000 workers across the country about their financial well-being, sheds fresh light on the huge pressures facing employees in […]

Wellbeing charity Ben says Brexit is having a detrimental effect on Brits’ mental health, with workplace issues such as job security for employees and bosses grappling with the future of their business taking a toll. The new data identifies potential correlation between key Brexit events since the 2016 referendum and poor levels of mental health […]

300,000 people in the UK lose their jobs due to mental illness each year, with 86% admitting to observing presenteeism in the workplace. That’s according to new research on mental health within the workplace from Instant Offices, encouraging businesses to support their teams to speak about and prioritise mental health, while retaining a healthy work-life […]

Within every business, there will be those who suffer in silence to the point that control is lost and the very act of getting out of bed becomes utterly overwhelming. To mark the start of National Stress Awareness Month, Instant Offices investigates… Employees are still reluctant to share mental health information with their managers or […]

April 1st marks the start of this year’s National Stress Awareness Month, which PA Life is supporting though a series of print and online editorial content – and we want to hear your views. National Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 and sees health care professionals and health promotion experts across […]