Workplace stress costs 28.3 billion a year in the United Kingdom. - Workplace Wellness Blog by Wellergize



Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Workplace stress costs 28.3 billion a year in the United Kingdom. Reducing stress in the workplace. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) estimates approximately 13.7 million working days are lost each year to poor mental wellbeing in the workplace, which is about Ł28.3bn. NICE offers the follow tips to employers on how they can cut the cost of workplace stress: -Employers should promote a workplace culture that includes participation, equality, and fairness based on open communication and inclusion. -Build an understanding of mental health among employees and reduce the stigmatization associated with mental health problems. -Implement systems for assessing and monitoring the mental health of employees so that the source of the stress can be addressed. -Provide workers with flexible work schedules that cater to their needs in their personal and working lives. -Promote mental wellbeing through supportive leadership style and management practices. Professor Mike Kelly, director of public health at NICE, said: "By following these recommendations an average organisation of 1,000 employees can expect to save an estimated Ł250,000 a year due to reduced absenteeism and increased performance.” Source (please note, some articles are only available for a limited time.) Posted by: suhujitha on 2009-11-05 21:50:49 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: The role of laughter in group dynamics 2010-08-28 16:19:29 Other posts tagged mental health, workplace culture, stress, communication, work schedules: · [Study finds: you do not catch up on chronic missed sleep in one night] · [Odds of death by drugs, alcohol, or sexual habits can be predicted by your job] · [Rotating Shiftwork: More Evidence Coming in that it is Bad for You] · [Who is likely to become a bully, victim, or both?] · [Executives with the most negative emotions take the fewest risks] · [Why we suffer from jet lag, rotating shift work] · [Burnout Syndrome: what causes it?] · [Be a better worker -- take a vacation] · [Fathers want to share the workload: poll] · [Temporarily shutting down the office when you need to] · [Taking action against job burnout] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: The role of laughter in group dynamics Laughter is a little understood tool, but it can be used to ease tension, to bond, or to exclude individuals. Posted by: gisela on 2010-08-28 16:19:29 Even a couple of cigarettes - or secondhand smoke - a week harms your lungs. Weill Cornell Medical College first study to definitively show alteration in the function of genes in the lungs resulting from secondhand and low-level smoking Posted by: danica on 2010-08-24 11:06:11 2010: The summer of sexual harassment? From MacLeans.ca: The creep in the cubicle next door - Steve McPherson, Mark Hurd, Casey Affleck, David Davidar, and others under the microscope for misconduct in the workplace Posted by: gisela on 2010-08-23 17:03:56 Workplace wellness plan saves money over the long-term, new study shows U Michigan longitudinal study follows company for 9 years and finds savings in absenteeism, medical, pharma, and WCB claims Posted by: danica on 2010-08-18 14:53:25 Quitting in Style. Or is that a blaze of glory? Flight attendant has enough of abusive passengers, swears over the intercom, grabs beer, and flees down the emergency chute. Posted by: gisela on 2010-08-09 22:00:35 \| Share: \| more	Social Tools: Visit our workplace wellness blog on Wellergize.ca for the latest industry trends, information, and some interesting timely tidbits. Connect with us: Wellergize Latest Tweet: Hmm. Twitter appears to be pining for the fjords at the moment. Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? O.L.G., for one. Ask us how we can help your organization. Contacting us: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 4. You can also use the form on the Contact Us page to request information on specific workplace wellness topics.
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