Businesses urged to support 42,000 people with dementia who are still of working age
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Tag: Health @ Work Summit
The Wellness Syndrome by Carl Cederström and André Spicer – book review
Health and wellbeing have never been more trendy than they are now, but with measuring every aspect of our lives, working at treadmill desks and encouraging forced happiness, are we taking it all too far?
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Joe Levenson: We need to talk about dying: bereavement support in the workplace
Despite the fact that bereavement will affect us all throughout our lives, it is commonly mismanaged in the workplace, with many people feeling that they are expected to cope alone. Joe Levenson suggests open communication for greater employee support.
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Rachel Arkle: Do we really know how to be well at work?
The wellbeing industry is worth £10 billion per year, but how do we put ideals of health and happiness into practice to create a more mindful and productive working environment?
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Professor Gordon Wishart: How cancer will affect your business – and what you can do about it
Cancer is predicted to affect one in two people at some point in their lifetime by 2020, which means a significant likelihood that it will impact upon employees and businesses. Dr Gordon Wishart explains how to deal with the implications for your workforce.
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Lauren Booker: Dealing with alcohol misuse at work
Staff hangovers might seem like a superficial issue among health and safety policies but the number of companies who have introduced a zero tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol demonstrates the potential dangers of ‘legal highs’.
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Yvonne Humphries: Sitting is the new smoking
With the sedentary nature of office work drastically affecting absence and reducing productivity, encouraging regular movement could be the key to preventing the onset of MSDs.
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Dr Nick Summerton: Reducing the ramifications of chronic pain and MSDs
The most common cause of employee absence is back or neck pain, with 31 million people suffering from musculoskeletal disorders in 2013. Could new approaches to treating the underlying causes of MSDs reduce the financial and social cost?
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£50 discount for HRreview readers for Symposium’s health conference
Leading HR conference and training provider, Symposium, our partner for our Health @ Work special...
Read MorePoll: Do you feel your organisation supports the health and wellbeing of its employees?
As part of this week’s Health @ Work special edition, our poll this week asks about your company’s commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of its employees. There has been a welcome trend of more and more...
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HRreview in conversation with Steve Walter: Mental health – how to find strength in diversity
His own experience suffering from mental health breakdowns led Steve Walter to promote a narrative approach to handling mental health in the workplace. He encourages close communication in order to address the individual needs of each employee.
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Jayne Carrington: Out of the shadows: tackling mental health at work head on
Small changes can mean the world for employees coping with a mental health disorder. With the number of diagnoses of depression and anxiety growing implementing effective support systems help both your staff and your business.
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Ann McCracken: How to position wellbeing as business critical and getting buy-in
Absence and presenteeism are costing UK business millions every year, but who is really responsible for employee health and what is the benefit of buying into a wellbeing scheme?
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