With “National Stress Awareness Day” around the corner (2nd November), employee health and wellbeing should be at the top of organisations’ agendas.
Category: Health and Wellbeing
The Mental Health Impact of High Interest Rates on Small Business Owners
Interest rates are used by banks, organisations, and companies, in order to benefit from loaning money to another.
Why the UK fitness industry is not being benched
With all the doom and gloom we see in the markets and news coverage, is it not time to uncover some positivity?
Survey reveals over three-quarters of UK business leaders have suffered from impostor syndrome
Impostor syndrome has become increasingly prevalent in recent years, as pressures to perform well at work have caused higher levels of doubt in one’s ability to do their job.
Power Napping leads to Peak Performance
A power nap is a short sleep that terminates before the occurrence of deep sleep and is intended to quickly revitalise you.
Power napping leads to peak performance
A power nap is a short sleep that terminates before the occurrence of deep sleep and is intended to quickly revitalise you.
Rise in back pain and long-term sickness linked to home working
Anybody who emerged from the Covid-19 lockdowns with a frozen shoulder or a neck crick after spending hours hunched over their laptop at the kitchen table would be painfully aware of the dangers of working from home.
New research shows SMEs facing mental health crisis as cost of living bites
The cost-of-living crisis could be having an impact on the mental health of small business decision makers and their employees, according to new research.
Burnout Britain: How UK employers can recognise the signs & symptoms of burnout
People no longer want the archaic working model, and they’re actively looking for roles where workplace wellbeing is prioritised and more flexibility exists because they’re putting their mental health first.
Do you overthink?
Overthinking is to think about a problem too much or for too long.
UK workers are worried that revealing their mental health concerns could result in job loss
One in six UK employees feel worried that raising mental health concerns with their company could put them at risk of losing their job, a new report into employee mental health and remote working has found.
Big boys don’t cry or do they?
People usually manage their emotions quite well but there are certain days, or anniversaries, such as a birthday, or a wedding or the date that a family member died, that bring memories that make us reflective and sometimes a little sad.
Finding the impetus: Mindfulness coach & author Lena Shah
Six years ago, British-Asian author Lena Shah, 41, left a high-powered career in account management, having worked for international travel and payment tech companies, to retrain as a French and Spanish teacher as well as a Mindfulness coach and Yin yoga instructor.
More than 1 in 10 employees willing to use drugs to cope with job demands
Over 10 percent of employees are willing to take prescription drugs to cope with strain from work, according to new research from the University of Cologne.
The impact of losing concentration
‘I keep losing focus’, complains Noreen. ‘I wish I could concentrate better’, says George. Do you hear yourself sometimes saying this?
