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Human Resources
Leaders and managers shape the well-being of their employees by demonstrating positive behaviors, that promote a happy, healthy and connected work environment.
One of simplest and visible signals of a strong well-being culture at work is when colleagues greet each other with the common courtesy of a smile and saying "good morning" and "thank you."
The results of a new study by SuperFriend, that surveyed more than 1,000 Australian workers, found that nearly half of respondents (both managers and staff) have left a job because of an environment promoting poor mental health.
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Associations Now
With Americans reporting increased stress levels, managers may start seeing their employees' productivity levels drop. Here's how you can support your staff's wellness while keeping them on task.
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Employee Benefit News
Employers are unsure how to help their employees with mental health issues, particularly because they are unsure of the number of workers who are affected, new research indicates.
In the "Mental Health and Substance Abuse Benefits" survey of 247 U.S. employers conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, about 158 employers (64 percent) said that they thought that less than 30 percent of their workforce is affected by mental health or substance abuse issues.
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The Washington Post
Last year, American novelist Joyce Maynard faced a harsh realization: Her habit of reaching for a glass of wine whenever she felt stressed had crossed the line into an addiction.
"It kind of crept up on me," said Maynard, 63, whose novel about a single mother with a wine dependence, "Under the Influence," came out in paperback in November. "The way I was drinking is the way a lot of women drink and don't see it as any kind of problem. And for a lot of them, it may not be a problem. It wasn't the quantity; it was the space wine occupied in my life. I could tell it was occupying an unhealthy one. I was using it increasingly as a comfort and a reliever of stress. I would say, 'I'm not going to drink,' and then I would."
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Benefits Canada
When Staples Canada Inc. moved to a smoke-free environment at its two Ontario corporate offices in January 2016, the company helped its employees prepare for the change by launching a six-month smoking-cessation program.
Staples introduced the program to help employees who smoked adapt to the new environment, says Kate Tilsley, director of North America stores, online compensation and Canadian benefits. Quitting smoking is the "No. 1 thing you can do as an individual to improve your health, and we think we have a responsibility to help our associates on their journey to become smoke-free."
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Safety+Health
Safety consultant Carl Potter once was told about a workplace in which an employee asked for his name to be deliberately drawn from a hat so he could be the new member of the organization's safety committee.
Although he felt otherwise, the worker planned to feign disgust at the selection when his name was revealed during an assembly. Such irritation simply matched the workplace culture. "It wasn't popular to be a member of the safety committee and like being on it," said Potter, who is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Potter and counterpart Richard Hawk — a veteran safety pro turned professional speaker based in Bridgeton, New Jersey — believe it doesn't have to be that way.
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Employer Benefit News
The topic of mental health in the workplace is increasingly becoming a focal point of conversations in C-suites around the country, and rightfully so.
Mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety have a direct impact on an employer's healthcare costs and their investment in human capital. More than 26 percent of American adults suffer from a diagnosable mental illness every year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. And that figure doesn't include those who are distracted or unproductive at work due to a lower-acuity issue like a relationship problem or job-related stress.
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Safety.BLR
The opioid epidemic has found its way into the workplace. A new report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans finds that employers have implemented a number of initiatives to address the issue. The study, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Benefits: 2016 Survey Results, also found that one in four employers has conducted a prescription drug claims analysis to identify possible abuse.
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