New online learning tool from HSE to help businesses tackle stress
The Health & Safety Executive’s (HSE) Working Minds campaign has released what it calls a ‘much-needed’ new online learning tool, designed to help employers and employees prevent work-related stress. Businesses are encouraged to sign-up for the free-to-use tool to understand what they need to do to comply with the law. provides the simple and effective […]
Four in 10 ‘close to breaking point’ at work
The average working adult feels stressed for almost a third of their entire working day, while five hours of sleep will be lost every week because of the pressures faced in their job. That’s according to research polling 2,000 professionals, which also found checking work emails after hours, last-minute deadlines, having to do a speech […]
Why Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Stress
Stress is now having a huge impact on companies as it become the number one reason for days off sick. In 2017/18, a staggering 15.4 million working days were lost because of stress and anxiety. This is costing businesses millions of pounds due to a decrease in productivity. With the busy lives we lead now, trying […]
Half of British workers stressed before they arrive at work
A new study has revealed more than half of British workers are stressed before they arrive at the office in the morning. 54% of those polled by CIPHR revealed that they were frequently feeling stressed ahead of arriving at work, with 45% revealing that the daily commute was their number one reason for the feeling. […]
GUEST BLOG: Essential steps to counter workplace stress
Stress is an emotion which is all too prevalent in the workplace. A common perception is that these sorts of feelings can serve as an internal motivation tool to strive towards success – however without even realising it, these feelings can quickly become all-consuming. Once an individual has fallen victim to workplace stress, these feelings […]
Majority of UK workers aren’t paid overtime
Startling figures have revealed that more than half (51%) of UK workers who work additional hours outside their contract do not get paid overtime by their employer. The research, carried out by job search engine platform Jobrapido found that 80% of the UK workers that do not get paid overtime admitted “it is just part […]
Two thirds of Brits feel work has become more stressful
Research has found that two-thirds of British workers feel their lives have become busier in recent years, with four in five ‘on the go’ workers finding themselves seriously stressed out by their non-stop day-to-day dealings. Some 47% think they are being pressured to work harder than ever before, and two thirds feel they are expected […]
Workplace worries the main cause of sleepless nights
A poll conducted by safety barrier manufacturer A-SAFE across various industry sectors has found that over half of UK workers suffer sleepless nights as a direct result of worries in the workplace. 58% of British workers lose sleep through issues at work, with 23 per cent regularly losing sleep and 35 per cent experiencing occasional sleep loss. Over […]
