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The corporate wellness trends you need to be aware of in 2024 – and how to use them effectively

Workplace wellness is big business these days, but it can be hard to know how to look after the physical and mental health of our employees. It’s essential to not just jump on the bandwagon of corporate wellness trends, but know which ones to prioritize how to support individuals in your organization with a variety … Continue reading “The corporate wellness trends you need to be aware of in 2024 – and how to use them effectively”

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Why some countries are happier than others?

Why are people from some countries happier than others? Trying to answer such a wooly question with numbers might seem like a strange exercise to engage in, and yet social science research shows there is plenty we can learn about peoples’ subjective experiences from quantitative analysis. One notable attempt at explaining what makes humans happy … Continue reading “Why some countries are happier than others?”

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How to help your employees open up about mental health

We spend around two thirds of our waking lives at work. Yet those same workplaces can cause stress, worry, and anxiety. And despite them being places of familiarity, they are not always places of psychological safety, and when those mental health worries get too much, it can be hard to speak up and get support. … Continue reading “How to help your employees open up about mental health”

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Parents and mental health – 8 ways employers can support parental mental health

How being a parent affects mental health Having a child, or bringing one up, can be challenging. As well as affecting routine, finances and career, there can be significant impacts on parents’ mental health. At the most severe scale, the World Health Organization estimates that about 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who … Continue reading “Parents and mental health – 8 ways employers can support parental mental health”

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7 ways to improve employee engagement for a more productive workplace

Employee engagement is increasingly being recognised as a critical factor that contributes to the growth of an organization. Employees are an invaluable part of an organisation, playing an important role in its success. Recognising this, the article highlights what employee engagement means, why it is important, and ways to increase employee engagement for a more … Continue reading “7 ways to improve employee engagement for a more productive workplace”

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11 virtual wellness activities and ideas for remote employees

Importance of virtual wellness activities for remote employees With the rise of hybrid working, as a result of technological advances and accelerated by the pandemic, more and more companies have remote employees. Remote workers might be in different geographical locations, different time zones, or have responsibilities that mean that they can’t come into the office. … Continue reading “11 virtual wellness activities and ideas for remote employees”

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Mental health employee resource group: What it is and how it can contribute to employee wellness

What is a mental health ERG? Let’s start with what an employee resource group or ERG is. Employee resource groups are voluntary, employee-led initiatives where group members come together to raise awareness and provide solutions around an issue. Leading companies have been doing them for a while, but typically until now they have been focused … Continue reading “Mental health employee resource group: What it is and how it can contribute to employee wellness”

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Workplace resilience: Why it’s important and 7 ways to build resilience at work

The fast past nature of the modern workplace, with deadlines, competing priorities, stakeholder needs and constant communication means that workplace stressors are taking their toll on the physical wellbeing and mental health of employees.  We may not be able to avoid some workplace stress, but we can manage how we bounce back from it. That’s … Continue reading “Workplace resilience: Why it’s important and 7 ways to build resilience at work”

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5 companies offering behavioral health solutions for employee mental health

What is behavioral healthcare? Behavioral healthcare is all about looking at how our daily actions, habits and behaviors affect our physical health and mental health and the link between them all. It focuses on the individual as a whole person, albeit a complicated one, where there are lots of influences on our well-being. behavioral health … Continue reading “5 companies offering behavioral health solutions for employee mental health”

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Challenges (& Solutions) to Scaling Mental Health Benefit Programs

Innovations in digital health technology are challenging traditional bricks-and-mortar care in terms of costs, accessibility, and quality through new data insights. The enduring and continuously growing challenges to breaking down the many barriers associated with access to care are at last being remedied by new virtual care approaches that provide a better experience for everyone … Continue reading “Challenges (& Solutions) to Scaling Mental Health Benefit Programs”