This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here November 24, 2020 How to Help Employees with Mental Health Issues EHS Today The combination of lockdowns, unemployment and anxiety over the threat of your vulnerable loved ones or you contracting the Coronavirus with unknown consequences has fueled a significant jump in mental health problems. As an employer, do you know how to deal with these issues when they arise among your workforce? READ MORE How To Safely Plan an Office Christmas Party During COVID-19 Boss Magazine Christmas is right around the corner, yet COVID-19 continues to profoundly impact lives globally. Many organizations are struggling to come up with different ways of doing things during the pandemic. With the Christmas party knocking on doors, employers are entirely baffled on how to handle it. Managers are brainstorming on safe office Christmas party plans during the pandemic. 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READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Discovery Behavioral Health Five Things to Do to Manage Stress TMS for Treatment Resistant Depression Changes Lives COVID 19 & Addiction: Staying Connected in a Time of Isolation Fitness Benefits Are a Top Priority For Remote Workers EBN Work and home boundaries have all but disappeared during the COVID-19 pandemic, as living rooms and bedrooms have become interchangeable with office spaces. With less space or time to focus on personal well-being, employers are offering innovative benefits that allow workers time for themselves to decompress. READ MORE McKinsey Report: 62% of Workers Worldwide Consider Mental Health 'A Top Challenge' CNBC As the world nears the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic, many workers say that their mental health is at risk. In a new report, McKinsey surveyed 1,100 executives and 2,656 employees across 11 countries to see how the pandemic is impacting workers. 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Alcohol education charity Drinkaware has warned in its annual ‘Monitor’ report into UK drinking behaviours that the first lockdown in the spring led to an alarming increase in drinking. READ MORE Are You Doing Enough To Stop Remote Working Bullying? The HR Director Workplace bullying is a dynamic and complex phenomenon, its causes are often multifaceted and its impact individual and varied. It can have a profound effect on all aspects of a person's health as well as their work and family life, undermining self-esteem, productivity and morale. For some it can result in a permanent departure from the workplace and in extreme cases, suicide. READ MORE Election Outcome Hasn't Lowered Americans' Stress Levels: Poll HealthDay News via U.S. News & World Report The U.S. presidential election may be over, but many Americans remain stressed about it, as well as a number of other worries, a new poll finds. The online Harris Poll survey from the American Psychological Association (APA) -- which included more than 2,000 adults aged 18 and older -- was conducted Nov. 12-16. It found that 27% of respondents said their stress has actually increased since Election Day, while just 17% said it has decreased. READ MORE SUGGESTED COMPANIES Your Trusted Treatment Partner © Find effective help and healing for employees struggling with drug and alcohol addictions. Read more     Promoted by ValleyHope Novartis @Novartis © We want to discover, develop and successfully market innovative products to prevent and cure diseases. Read more   Providing Healthcare Solutions   Promoted by Novartis GE Healthcare @GEHealthcare © We provide medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. 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