Month in Numbers
Just 8% of employees take advantage
of work-life balance programmes when
offered them by employers. According to
Britain’s Healthiest Company, corporate
work-life balance programmes are the
most effective way to reduce stress at
work, with 71% of employees who tried
them saying they were of benefit.
Over two-fifths (41%) of organisations
have seen an increase in reported
mental health problems such as anxiety
and depression over the last twelve
months, according to the annual CIPD
Absence Management
survey produced
in conjunction with Simplyhealth. This
is the sixth consecutive year that levels
have been over 40%.
Seven out of 10 (71%) engineering
industry experts would feel uncomfortable
transporting unaccompanied children in a
driverless vehicle. (source: the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers).
More than a quarter (25.3%) of UK
electricity was generated by renewables
in the second quarter of 2015, claims
wind and marine energy trade body
RenewableUK, based on statistics from
The Department of Energy and Climate
Change.
The smartphone’s share of online video
viewing has grown at a compound
annual growth rate of 111% since the
second quarter of 2012. Its share reached
44% in the second quarter of 2015
(source: Q2 2015 Global Video Index,
Ooyala).
One in eight company board members
(13.2%) regards employees as a
‘necessary evil’. Research by leadership
development company Morgan Redwood
also reveals that 45.6% of board level
executives agree that ‘for everyone who
leaves, someone as good or better comes
through the door’.
The Month in Numbers
... of non-exec employees working for SMEs feel stressed
all or most of the time. This rises to 49% for bosses
(senior business managers, MDs, CEOs and owners).
... of SME non-execs cite workload as the main cause of
their stress at work.
... of workers have personally experienced a mental
health problem.
Over a third (37%) of Britons hold down
two or more jobs, claims money-saving
website VoucherCodesPro.co.uk. Its survey
shows people aged 35-45 are most likely
to have more than one job (56% of
respondents).
More than one third (36%) of home
workers ‘get lonely’ and almost two
thirds (65%) miss mixing with fellow
professionals, new research by Regus
shows. Over half (52%) need to schedule
trips to avoid cabin fever. Home working
can also cause problems with family
members: 17% said their family resent
having to set aside space in the home
for an office; and 39% feel their family
members take their work less seriously
when they work from home.
This winter, Dominic Abruzzo, driver of
the first Mr Sippy van, will be serving
warming cups of Cadbury Drinking
Chocolate with a choice of toppings.
Over half of Brits (52%) wonder where
ice cream men go in winter.
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17% of home
workers said
their family
resent having
to set aside
space in the
home for an
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... would tell their boss the truth if they were taking a sick day
due to stress compared with 80% who would do so if they
had flu or a bad back.
... of SME bosses think stress or depression serious enough
reasons for an employee to be absent from work.
... of SME bosses would worry about the ability of an employee
diagnosed with a mental health issue to do their job.
Dr MarkWinwood, director of psychological services at AXA PPP healthcare, says:
“SMEs need to be on guard to spot the signs of mental ill health and actively address them. Many SMEs, by dint of their size and close way
of working, are well placed to support their employees’ psychological well-being. Building an open and honest workplace culture where
information about mental ill health is freely communicated and discussed is a great way to begin. Training and supporting line managers to
recognise and respond to employees affected by mental ill health will also help to give them the confidence to step in and offer their support
where and when it is needed.”
(source: AXA PPP, OnePoll survey, Febraury 2015)
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