from the International Stress Management Association
Updated Friday 31st October 2008
Overwork and stress 'major concerns' in union workplaces ...read..
Health Insurance (Stress, stress, Health & Safety Executive) 31/10 05:49
Overwork or stress are by far the most common health and safety
issues in trade union workplaces, according to the seventh biennial TUC
safety representatives' survey.
WORKING TO LIVE, OR LIVING TO WORK? .....read..
The HR Director (work, absenteeism, employer, stress) 28/10 18:33
Half of todays young professionals feel that they lack work-life
balance and would consider leaving their jobs because of it, despite the
potential impact of the credit crunch on the graduate jobs market, a new
report has revealed.
BBC: 'Warning on workers' mental health' ...read..
Lancaster University Management School (work, stress) 23/10 10:15
BBC News health reporter . Pc Heidi Portray on coping with mental health problems The UK
needs a major rethink of workers' mental health amid the current economic
uncertainty, government advisers have said.
...employees in Britain in 2006 believed they were experiencing depression
, anxiety or stress at work at levels that were making them ill. One
of the...
Hypnotherapy explained: ways to lower stress levels... read..
Wales Online (work, stress) 20/10 18:55
IN MY two previous articles I have explained how we create stress
in our lives and how our negative thought patterns are responsible for
creating the physical symptoms that we associate with feeling stressed.
The age of paranoia: Lonely city life and work worries leave us racked by irrational fear... read..
Mail Online UK (workplace, Workers, stress) 20/10 01:23
The start of the 21st century is fast becoming the age of paranoia, according
to a leading psychiatrist. Dr Daniel Freeman, who has spent a decade conducting
pioneering research into the mental condition, believes one in four of
us regularly suffers irrational fears of being threatened or in danger.
...with more reliance on short-term contracts bred uncertainty, stress
, and workplace competition. Workers were encouraged to see colleagues
Nation's Teachers Battle Sleep Problems - healthfinder.gov... read..
Health Finder (stress, workloads) 15/10 15:14
to news Printer friendly version (SOURCE: Ball State University, news release,
Sept. 29, 2008 ) WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- That snoring in
the classroom may be from the teacher, not the students, a new study suggests.
...the study shows that more assistance is needed to reduce teacher stress
and workloads through a variety of programs, including the new federally...
Stress Nutrition for Fright, Fight or Flight ...read..
BellaOnline (stress management) 29/09 04:59
Good stress nutrition can save your life. When you feel stressed out, whether
it's from worry or external circumstances, the stress triggers a primitive
reaction called the fight or flight response.
...contributor to stress. And good stress nutrition is an essential stress
management tool. When your body lacks necessary nutrients, stress
Compassion meditation may improve physical and emotional responses to psychological stress ..read..
Bright Surf (stress management) 08/10 18:43
Data from a new study suggests that individuals who engage in compassion
meditation may benefit by reductions in inflammatory and behavioral responses
to stress that have been linked to depression and a number of medical illnesses.
...relevant to the mental and physical health of college students such
as stress management, drug abuse and eating disorders. In addition
Updated Friday 12th September 2008
Sickness costs £1,000 per worker per year, Hewitt warns ....read..
Health Insurance (stress management) 01/09 04:08
Employee sickness costs British companies more than £1,000 per employee
each year, according to new research from an influential human resources
The secret of a happy workforce... read..
EMPLOYEES in small businesses are the most satisfied at work. That is the
finding in the What Workers Want survey of 2,500 employees, published by
the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
There were far fewer reports of bullying in small businesses, lower stress
levels and less complaints about long working hours.
Mental health: Making work better ..read..
Personnel Today (managing stress, Stress management) 08/09 08:00
OH professionals have a vital part to play in tackling the problem of stress
and mental health in the workplace. But this is a complex and multi-faceted
issue, which involves a collaboration with other professional groups, including
Analysis - Workplace wellbeing ...read..
STOP PRESS WORKPLACE HEALTH programmes can have a significant impact on
staff morale, communications and the general working atmosphere, according
to findings from the Well@Work pilot programme, led by the British Heart
Thinking can make your fat, study shows ...read..
Researchers found the stress of onerous mental tasks caused subjects
to overeat. The results may help suggest how modern lifestyles have contributed
to an obesity epidemic. ....author, said: 'These fluctuations may be caused by the stress of
intellectual work, or also reflect a biological adaptation during glucose
Why sleeping on the job could improve a firms bottom line ...read..
Birmingham Post (stress management) 04/08 02:42
A sleep expert has launched a campaign to introduce the power nap into
Midland businesses. Tony Hackett wants to convince company bosses of the
benefit of allowing staff to go into a semi-sleep for ten minutes every
Getting the balance right... read..
Peterlee Mail (work, stress) 29/07 18:50
With 30 million days lost to work-related ill health last year alone,
businesses that adjust working patterns to promote greater work-life
balance will stand to reap the rewards.
Failing to tackle bullying costs employers £14bn ...read..
Personnel Today (Bullying, workplace, Workplace, bullying) 28/07 15:42
Failure to tackle bullying in the workplace costs UK employers
almost £14bn each year, research has found. The Costs of Workplace
Bullying, a research project by Unite union, also revealed that
black, minority and ethnic workers are more likely to be targets and less
likely to have a support network.
How Do You Spell Relief? read..
Biz Yahoo - Finance (Stress, work, stress, working) 21/07 03:00
If your eating and sleeping habits are off kilter and you're finding yourself
being irritable or grouchy, chances are you're overstressed. If you want
to keep your stress levels in check, the best thing you can do is
Workers not responding well to stress ...read..
Net Risk (work-related stress) 23/07 18:02
How do UK workers deal with stress? By getting angry, upset, boozing, eating
more and smoking, according to the findings of a new survey!Such dangerous
responses to work-related stress were putting employees at risk
from a number of serious health problems, including increased blood-pressure
according to the Stroke Association.
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