Amy (not her real name), started working as a counsellor at Health Assured last year. She says people contacted the helpline for a wide range of issues, including trauma, bereavement, work-related stress, anxiety and depression, and very often, they thought they needed therapy. Source link
Updated guidance spells out expected behaviour and how to raise concerns about colleagues, amid concerns of abuse. Source link
Inhaling certain workplace dusts and fumes may heighten the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, a new study has found. Breathing in such particles — from agents such as vapors, gasses and solvents — may also exacerbate the impacts of smoking and genetic susceptibility to the autoimmune disease, according to the study, published in the Annals of Rheumatic […]
If you recently learned you have coronary artery disease, you may worry about whether you can go back to work. For most people, it’s fine to get back on the job. “Treatments for coronary artery disease today are so improved” that more people with the condition are able to work today than ever before, says […]
In busy workplaces like warehouses, factories, construction sites, and hospitals, employees can be put at risk for injury or illness just by doing their jobs. You might strain your back lifting heavy boxes, injure your lungs with exposure to toxic chemicals used in industrial cleaning, or develop a repetitive motion injury to your arm or […]
The former EY-mental health lead and founder, Xanthis, Amy Mckeown, has been working on the cutting edge of mental wellbeing strategies for nearly a decade … source
Bad bosses, crazy co-workers, and low morale — they’re all parts of what psychologists call a “toxic” workplace. Everyone has a bad day on the job now and then, but the people and practices in some workplaces can make you dread Monday mornings and feel defeated at the end of each workday. If that describes […]