The impact of workplace stress should not be underestimated, it accounts for 50-60% of lost working days according to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, resulting in poor performance, difficulties retaining staff, and an increased risk of accident and injury.
John Ritchie, Founder and Chief Executive of Ellipse, the digital group life and disability insurer, takes a look at the issue – and cost – of employers providing health catastrophe cover for their people.
Nearly a third of UK employees feel unsure about who to talk to or where to find help or support regarding metal health issues. In addition, nearly 40 per cent find it hard to talk to or open up about their mental health to anyone, according to new research
Has technology allowed you greater choice or greater distraction? Has flexibility given you greater work-life balance or work-life blur? Are you working from home, or living at work?
In his latest article for Business Matters, John Ritchie, Chief Executive of digital group risk insurer, Ellipse, discusses the changing role of SME employers in nurturing employee health and financial wellbeing.
For employers of any size, responding appropriately when an employee has been affected by a traumatic experience is a subtle art, and getting it wrong can have huge consequences, both individually and for the organisation.
Leaders of Small and Medium Enterprises acknowledge that employees are critical to the early stage growth of their business, but many are failing to sufficiently support their health and wellbeing, according to new research
The more you strengthen your mental muscle, the better equipped you’ll be to overcome life’s challenges.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or tired, there’s good news for you.
Mental toughness is a current buzzword in L&D. It is frequently used but often without context. What exactly does ‘mental toughness’ mean?
Forget efficiency. You want to become incredibly effective. Here’s how.
Contrary to what we’ve been led to believe, the routines of successful women are far more balanced than widely perceived.
At what point in your organisation’s development does health and wellbeing become something that needs to be top of your agenda?
Launched in the 1970s by US giants like Tony Robbins and Louise Hay, and fed by videos ranging from The Secret to What the Bleep Do We Know, the self-help movement has become a booming industry offering everything from NLP and healing to the Law of Attraction.
Partner Matthew Howse, head of the London Employment practice at global law firm Morgan Lewis, and associate Sarah Stock examine the regulatory impact of mental health issues in the workplace
