mentalhealth

The Christmas season comes loaded with many lovely things, including delicious meals, colourful parties, awesome family get-togethers, and more. Sadly though, there’s often a downside to Christmas, with a spike in illnesses often the unexpected gift that visits along with Santa each year.

Stress and poor mental health in the workplace are growing problems and My Occ Health is working hard with employers, HR teams and line managers to help them identify and address the issues through several layers of support – including our hugely beneficial counselling and talking therapy offerings.

Poor mental health is now the biggest cause of working days lost through sickness and absence and costs employers up to £42 billion a year. But employee counselling interventions have been found to reduce sickness absence rates in organisations by as much as 50 per cent.

Were you aware that being a workaholic could seriously affect your blood pressure? Long hours increase the risk of high blood pressure which may in turn result in the development of cardiovascular disease – so it’s something employers need to be aware of.

There are a number of factors which can seriously affect the ability of an employee to carry out their job efficiently but one of the most prevalent in today’s world is poor mental health – which is why it is good to talk!

Are you spending most of your working day sitting at a desk? Have you been experiencing problems with pain and stiffness in your neck, back, shoulders or joints? If so, the two things are probably connected!

Many workers are going to become parents, either producing their own children or by adopting. It’s a life-changing experience which can put a strain on health and have a detrimental effect on the ability of an employee to do their job.

A healthy and happy workforce is a good basis for a productive working environment, but we know that problems occur which have a detrimental effect on the health and wellbeing of employees.

Mental health is very much in focus at the moment as employees return to the workplace after a long and challenging year of COVID, or continue working from home as part of a new long-term strategy of employers.