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MIMHC launches mental health Q&A series with Altruist Enterprises
The series features conversations with mental health experts, including an exclusive session with Katie Buckingham.
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High individual wellbeing could boost UK productivity by £34bn, research finds
Where low individual wellbeing and commitment are factors, productivity loss per employee was calculated at £10,500 per year.
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Edinburgh Trams staff win improvements following toilet breaks dispute
Edinburgh Trams membership won its dispute over rest periods and toilet breaks following negotiations with the company.
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HelloFresh dismisses 79 Nuneaton staff, union claims “dire working conditions”
Community Union claimed that HelloFresh prevented staff from taking toilet breaks, and argued that the employees in question had been dismissed without due procedure.
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Women have £60 in pensions for every £100 saved by men at 55, menopause key factor – Royal London
Ahead of World Menopause Day, Clare Moffat commented on the impact on women’s working lives, and the implications for their pension.
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GMB Charter calls for parental bereavement leave following miscarriages and terminations before 24 weeks
The Pregnancy Loss Charter stipulates employers should provide a minimum of one month’s paid leave for the pregnant person.
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Canada Life enhances parental and family friendly benefit policies
Canada Life also introduced additional support for colleagues who have recently experienced pregnancy loss.
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‘Stressed’, ‘unappreciated’ are top negative feelings at work – Inpulse
According to the recent data from Inpulse almost a fifth of employees (18%) feel stressed at work.
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A guide to dealing with chronic pain in the workplace
Ben Mitchell gives his view on the nature of chronic pain, and how leaders can help their employees handle it effectively.
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Employers voice concerns over insufficient state support for staff wellbeing
Two-thirds (66%) of employers said that being unable to access support for mental health was affecting their workers.
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Nearly half of desk-based staff feel pressure of ‘always on’ culture, research finds
Over two-fifths (44%) of the UK workforce feels the pressure to appear continuously available at work.
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Psychiatric illness remains leading cause of NHS staff absence, data finds
Research carried out by Claim.co.uk examined NHS data to determine the most common causes of staff absences from December 2023.