…in brief

This week’s news in brief

Stress awareness day

Employers are being urged to offer staff advice on stress on
Wednesday 5 November – National Stress Awareness Day.  Organised for the sixth year running by the
International Stress Management Association, the theme this year is ‘We can all
do something about stress’. 
www.isma.org.uk/aware.htm

Downsizing plans

More than two-thirds of workers under the age of 35 are
considering downsizing their job to achieve better work-life balance. A study
by Prudential also found that nearly 1 million people aged between 35 and 54
are making ‘serious plans’ to downsize their work.  www.prudential.co.uk

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