Tag Archive for Mental Health

Late payments do growing damage to business owners’ mental health

The number of business owners suffering from mental health issues has rocketed in the last year thanks to late payments. Half of SME owners’ businesses – 23 per cent more than last year – have been teetering on the edge of bankruptcy or liquidation because they are being paid late. Over half (52 per cent)
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Why financial education helps support mental health at work

Recent research from the University of South Hampton has found a correlation between mental illness and financial problems. Researchers concluded the likelihood of having a mental health problem is three times higher among people who have debt. Depression and anxiety disorders were among the common mental illnesses people in debt experienced. In addition, CIPD revealed
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Two thirds of workers too embarrassed to talk about their mental health issues

New research from CV-Library shows nearly two thirds (60.2 per cent) of employees feel embarrassed about disclosing information on the state of their mental health with their employer. What’s more, 60.8 per cent feel they cannot talk about it with their boss. The report explores the views of 1,200 UK workers and found that a
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How can businesses improve the mental health and wellbeing of staff?

On average, we spend about a third of our lives working, so it’s unsurprising that our jobs can have a huge impact on our health and wellbeing. But, worryingly, a fifth of workers claim that their jobs have caused them to feel anxious or stressed. Performance and effectiveness at work are largely dependent on mental
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How to tackle and support mental health issues in the workplace

New survey results suggest mental health issues are having a significant impact on productivity in the workplace. With World Mental Health Day taking place today – 10th October – and awareness of the severity of mental health issues growing, events company Wildgoose undertook a survey to examine the impact of mental health issues on the
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