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Three-quarters of women experience health problems at work, but line managers aren’t trained to support them 

Workplace Insight

The majority of women in the workplace have experienced health problems at work (74 percent) yet there is a lack of support available to help them, according to new data from Simplyhealth. Yet the research suggests that line managers, often the first in line when health problems arise, don’t feel equipped to offer adequate support.

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Are You Equipped To Provide Support For An Employee With OCD?

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OCD was once even ranked in the World Health Organization’s top ten most disabling illnesses. It is vital to promote comprehensive awareness of mental health in the workplace to ensure that employers and colleagues show empathy and understanding towards those with debilitating conditions. What are the Signs of OCD to Look out for?

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U.K. Moves Toward Flexible Work, Yet Stigmas Remain

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for its role in balancing mental and physical health needs in the workforce. According to the report, the same study found that the percentage of men working part-time has been around 13% since 2010. 41% of people in Time Wise’s survey who work part-time stated that they do so to “manage either care or home related responsibilities.”

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Workplace Happiness Is at an All-Time High—But There’s Still Room for Improvement

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The survey studies 26 components, from wages to training to bonuses, to determine workplace satisfaction rates. By comparison, in 2010, after the Great Recession, there was an all-time low in satisfaction rates, at 42.6%. The results show just over 62% of U.S. workers are satisfied, compared to 60.2% in the previous year.

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Four simple ways to embrace neurodiversity in the workplace

Workplace Insight

In the UK this is covered by the Equality Act 2010 which protects employees against both direct and indirect discrimination. Hiring managers and interviewers should be trained to instead focus on the key skills needed for the role and identify any potential biases. It’s important however that we recognise the problematic ones.

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Life Is Not a Movie

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Ebert’s prolific online journaling—at times so poignant and poetic you wondered why he spent decades reviewing movies —was called one of the year’s best blogs by Time magazine in 2010. In 2011, at 69 years old and in curious health, Ebert was being heard, a lot, and it was neither a coincidence nor an act of God.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry.

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