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Lower paid workers fear discussing mental health issues with employers

Lower paid workers fear discussing mental health issues with employers

Workers on lower salaries feel less comfortable talking to their employer about mental health, according to a report entitled Why BWell from Barnett Waddingham. The research, which surveyed 3,000 UK...
 ONE IN FOUR LEAVE JOB DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH

ONE IN FOUR LEAVE JOB DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH

One in four people working in human resources and administration has left a job due to mental health problems, research by first aid charity St John Ambulance has found.    The...
Mates in Mind Comment on Developments to Britain’s Mental Health

Mates in Mind Comment on Developments to Britain’s Mental health

Today Britain’s first Minister for Mental health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention Mrs Doyle-Price was appointed ready for World Mental Health Day 2018. Mates in Mind says it welcomes this...
RedArc discusses World Suicide Prevention Day

make an impact this World Suicide Prevention Day

Insurers and employers should use World Suicide Prevention Day to ask themselves if they are doing enough, according to RedArc Nurses, who have seen a rise in the number of people with thoughts of...
GIG ECONOMY AND MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTED IN WHEC APPOINTMENTS

GIG ECONOMY AND MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTED IN WHEC APPOINTMENTS

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has appointed two new experts to its independent Workplace Health Expert Committee (WHEC).  WHEC is a scientific and medical expert committee which...
Mates in Mind showcase their work with BBC News feature

Mates in Mind showcase their work with BBC News feature

In its continuing bid to reduce the stigma associated with mental health and to highlight the need to create healthier and well workplaces, UK charity Mates in Mind featured on BBC News as a part of...
Northern Ireland construction workers’ mental wellbeing targeted for improvement as Mates in Mind launches education initiative

Mates in Mind launches Northern Ireland education initiative

The charity Mates in Mind has today announced it will be delivering a series of educational sessions in a bid to start raising awareness, address the stigma of poor mental health and improve...
SHEXPO 2018 TO HIGHLIGHT HEALTH AND WELLBEING

SHEXPO 2018 TO HIGHLIGHT HEALTH AND WELLBEING

The safety and health profession is experiencing a monumental shift, with more organisations than ever before recognising the importance of sound mental health and wellbeing within their workforces....
 Pioneering ’happiness’ programme wins water award

Pioneering 'happiness' programme wins water award

Lanes Group plc has won the Health and Wellbeing category in the Water Industry Achievement Awards for its pioneering work to support its people in the workplace. It has developed a wellbeing app...
Some 48% of respondents said problems with cash flow had affected their mental health – a rise of 27% on last year.

Late payment causing mental health epidemic

The toll taken by late payment on the mental health of small business owners and staff is a national scandal, says the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). Construction supply chains...

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