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Portrayal of PTSD may damage veterans' job prospects

Date:: 12 November 2018

A government minister has blamed film and TV producers for promoting images of former armed forces personnel that may encourage recruiters to reject their applications for jobs.

Stress causes loss of sleep for nearly half UK workforce

Date:: 7 November 2018

Work stress has led nearly half of UK workers to look for a new job, according to new research published on National Stress Awareness Day. And flexible work might provide some of the answer, finds a separate study.

Working days lost to stress increase by nearly a quarter

Date:: 1 November 2018

The number of working days lost to stress rose by almost a quarter last year, suggesting that employers need to do more to address this "growing epidemic", the TUC has said.

Petition calls for compulsory mental health first aiders at work

Date:: 10 October 2018

Mental health campaigners and businesses have delivered a petition to Downing Street calling for it to be compulsory to have mental health first aiders at work.

Mental health presenteeism on the rise

Date:: 10 October 2018

People are more likely to turn up to work despite a mental health problem according to an annual survey of employees' attitudes to sickness absence.

Money worries have knock-on effect on staff health, a quarter of employers say

Date:: 8 October 2018

One in four organisations have seen employee health issues arise because of money concerns, yet almost half do not plan to offer any form of financial education.

Nearly half of employees do nothing to tackle work-related stress

Date:: 30 July 2018

Almost half (48%) of workers in the UK do little or nothing to relieve work-related stress, a survey has found, often due to a lack of free time.

Average employee worked four days while unwell last year

Date:: 29 May 2018

The average employee worked for more than four days when they were genuinely ill last year, while more than half delayed seeking medical advice because they did not want to take time off work.

Only minority of employers tackling presenteeism, warns CIPD, despite tripling of cases

Date:: 2 May 2018

"Presenteeism" has more than tripled since 2010, hitting what is believed to be a record high, yet only a minority of organisations have taken steps to challenge unhealthy working practices, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has warned.

Majority of employers don't offer financial support to staff

Date:: 19 April 2018

According to a report more than two-thirds of organisations do not offer any form of financial support to their staff, despite employees facing mounting financial pressure.

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