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Mental health

Work can have a significant impact on people’s mental health. Employers can help to foster a mentally healthy workplace, for example by taking action to prevent and manage stress and training line managers on mental wellbeing.


    • Stress
    • Coronavirus
    • Career development

    Union warns of post-pandemic head teacher ‘exodus’

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Nov 2020

    An education union has warned of a post-Covid exodus of head teachers, with almost half who responded to a survey...

    • Coronavirus
    • Careers in HR
    • Getting into HR

    CIPD ACE: ‘We know we have more to do’ on inclusion

    by Jo Faragher 11 Nov 2020
    by Jo Faragher 11 Nov 2020

    The CIPD has vowed to address its own diversity issues as it supports the HR community to build more inclusive...

    • Alcohol and drug misuse
    • Coronavirus
    • Mental health conditions

    Second lockdown could fuel problem drinking, warns charity

    by Nic Paton 10 Nov 2020
    by Nic Paton 10 Nov 2020

    This month’s second national lockdown in England could fuel a wave of alcohol-related health problems, a charity has warned.

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Research

    A fifth receive mental health diagnosis after Covid-19 infection

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Nov 2020

    Almost one in five people who test positive for Covid-19 are diagnosed with a psychiatric condition within the following three...

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Stress

    Nearly half of adults suffering mentally because of poor sleep

    by Nic Paton 9 Nov 2020
    by Nic Paton 9 Nov 2020

    Millions of people in the UK feel that poor sleep is negatively affecting their mental health every night.
    A report...

    • Coronavirus
    • Mental health
    • Wellbeing

    Staff wellbeing at risk from ‘presenteeism’ pressure

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Nov 2020

    More than half of workers felt pressured to go into the workplace even when government advised against it, which could...

    • Shielding
    • Coronavirus
    • Disability

    Clinically vulnerable told to avoid workplace

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Nov 2020

    ‘Clinically extremely vulnerable’ workers in England are being strongly advised by the government to avoid work outside their homes from...

    • Mental health conditions
    • Mental health
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Firms must encourage physical and emotional resilience during lockdown

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Nov 2020

    Employers must communicate with staff about the importance of building physical and emotional resilience into their daily lives as England...

    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions
    • Mental health

    ‘Mentally healthy’ business group launches global wellbeing framework

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Nov 2020

    A community of ‘mentally healthy’ businesses, including Deloitte, HSBC and Linklaters, has launched a set of standards designed to foster...

    • Stress
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    Why the pandemic is not all bad news for mental health

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2020

    The pandemic and lockdown has actually improved the mental health of about a third of the UK's workers, new research has claimed.

    • Coronavirus
    • USA
    • Latest News

    Supermarket workers at heightened risk of Covid-19 infection

    by Rob Moss 30 Oct 2020
    by Rob Moss 30 Oct 2020

    Essential workers in supermarkets are at a much higher risk of coronavirus infection than the general population, with those in...

    • Stress
    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions

    Staff burnout hits two-year high

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Oct 2020

    Employee burnout reached a two-year high in August, as staff battled a cocktail of hardships including social isolation, enforced working...

    • Careers in HR
    • Coronavirus
    • Change management

    HR in universities: ‘One day is never the same as the next’

    by Jo Faragher 21 Oct 2020
    by Jo Faragher 21 Oct 2020

    Joanne Marshall has recently become the chair of Universities Human Resources, a body that supports people professionals across the higher...

    • Stress
    • Stress
    • Health surveillance

    Fewer staff taking time off for mental health, poll finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Oct 2020

    The propotion of workers taking time off because of poor mental health has fallen to 28% from 36% last year,...

    • Stress
    • Change management
    • Bonuses

    Febrile mood will lead to sackings, whistleblowing and disputes

    by Charlie Thompson 7 Oct 2020
    by Charlie Thompson 7 Oct 2020

    As the UK heads into a worrying winter, Charlie Thompson examines the risks for senior teams as they manage the...

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