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Legal & General reports rise in mental health claims
31 January 2012
Almost a third of claims under employers’ group protection policies are now for mental health issues, according to insurer Legal & General.
Long working days double depression risk
26 January 2012
People who regularly work for 11 or more hours a day are more than twice as likely to suffer a major depressive episode as those who work a standard nine-to-five…
Staff scared to disclose mental ill health
20 December 2011
Most employees are still reluctant to disclose mental health problems to their employer, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
DWP launches workplace mental health service
06 December 2011
Britain’s first government-funded mental health in work service has started offering advice and support to help people stay in employment.
Mind calls for boardroom action on stress
26 September 2011
Many employers still take a tick-box approach to workplace wellbeing, providing “lettuce leaves and gym membership”, rather than embedding policies targeting stress and other mental health problems, a new report…
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