By Kevin Bampton, CEO of The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS). No-one person who has been in management over the last thirty years will have been immune to the reality that mental illness is one of the most impactful phenomena on business continuity. Poor performance, difficult workplace relationships, absenteeism, bullying, misconduct and employer liability often […]
Survey results published by Construction News show that the pressure to work to tight deadlines is the number one reason why workers say they are struggling at work. The anonymous survey captures a picture of the mental health of UK construction workers and what has changed in recent years. It showed that external pressures of […]
By Kris Hall, Founder of The Burnt Chef Project Health and wellbeing can be influenced by work, both positively (spice of life) and negatively (burnout). Work can provide a goal and meaning in life. It can give structure and content to our day, our week, our year and our life. It can offer us identity, […]
The Times has today reported that noise levels in London eateries are the highest in Europe and second only to San Francisco worldwide. This highlights another risk that hospitality professionals face as part of their vocation, adding to long antisocial hours and tough environmental conditions on a daily basis – all of which can contribute […]
By Peter Thorpe, Health, Safety and Sustainability Consultant, Make UK I remember when I started my career in health & safety some thirty years ago, workplace stress was something that just wasn’t talked about. Times have changed and thankfully there is now a much greater awareness of workplace stress and mental health. Cases of work-related […]
Newest Working Minds campaign partner, Make UK, has launched a podcast series to mark Mental Health Awareness Week (9 – 15 May 2022). In this series of podcasts, former BBC Business Editor Jonty Bloom interviews companies and experts on the importance of mental health and explores examples of best practice, from organisations of all sizes. […]
Make UK has joined the Working Minds campaign as an official partner to raise awareness of how to prevent work-related stress and encourage good mental health in manufacturing. Research by the manufacturers’ organisation, has revealed that businesses which prioritise the wellbeing of their employees see a dramatic reduction in absenteeism, retain their staff for longer […]
We teamed up with the Mental Health Productivity Pilot (MHPP), a support programme unique to the Midlands. to host a webinar focusing on stress and mental health at work and share some key things that every small business needs to know. Watch the webinar below to hear from Peter Kelly, Senior Psychologist at HSE on […]
Motor trade organisations have joined forces with the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Working Minds campaign to tackle work-related stress in the motor repair trade. Work-related stress and poor mental health risk becoming a health and safety crisis for Great Britain’s workplaces, the regulator has warned. Statistics published by HSE show in 2020/21 of the […]
We’re offering a free webinar providing advice and guidance on tackling work-related stress for small businesses in the Midlands region: Wednesday 9th March, 10-11am. The ‘Stress and mental health at work – what every small business needs to know’ webinar will be jointly hosted by HSE as part of our Working Minds campaign, and the […]
