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 Bill proposal to make MHFA training a legal requirement needs amending, urge employment bodies

Tuesday 25th April 2023
A number of employment bodies have come out supporting an amendment to the First-Aid (Mental Health) Bill and its proposal to make mental health first aid (MHFA) training a legal requirement as part of first aid training.
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 International SOS report highlights effective crisis management to respond to 2023 risks

Monday 16th January 2023
Organisations should provide their crisis management teams with the correct level of training, investment and support so they can respond effectively to the major global risks facing the world in 2023.
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 Work-related ill health and non-fatal injuries rise

Work-related ill-health and non-fatal injuries have risen, according to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) latest annual health and safety at work statistics for Great Britain, published last week
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 Line managers’ study: behavioural strategies to better support employees with mental ill-health

Tuesday 25th October 2022
A UK study of line managers that explores the support they have given employees who have returned to work after long-term sickness absence due to common mental disorders highlights five behavioural strategies that could enhance HR and senior management policies and practices.
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 WHO issues mental health at work guidelines

Tuesday 11th October 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidelines on mental health at work which provide evidence-based recommendations to promote mental health, prevent mental health conditions, and enable people living with mental health conditions to participate and thrive in work.
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 Treat menopause like maternity and pilot ‘menopause leave’, MPs urge government

Friday 12th August 2022
Menopause should be a protected characteristic and employers should have a duty to make reasonable adjustments for menopausal employees to stem the ‘steady haemorrhage of talented women from our workforce’, according to a group of MPs.
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 Pandemic responsible for 25% increase in anxiety and depression worldwide, WHO study finds

Monday 11th April 2022
Young people and women have been worst hit by anxiety and depression since the pandemic, according to a study by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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 Ipsos study reveals strong support for restrictions on work contact outside official working hours

Friday 25th March 2022
New research published by Ipsos suggests that more than half of UK adults would support the introduction of legislation giving employees the right to ignore work-related communications outside of their official working/on-call hours.
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 Teleworking report outlines measures to protect workers’ health

Tuesday 22nd February 2022
A joint report from two United Nations (UN) agencies includes measures that employers should put in place, including providing effective OSH support, so that workers’ health is adequately protected while they undertake teleworking.
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 More than half of staff could leave their company if hybrid working removed, survey finds

Friday 7th January 2022
Businesses that are considering removing a hybrid working option and bringing workers back to the office full time risk losing more than half of their staff, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by Microsoft UK.
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