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Mental Health First Aid: The Critical Skill Set Every Workplace Needs

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It’s standard practice to have multiple employees in every organization qualified in first aid so they can attend to physical injuries until professional medical help arrives. But] we are in a[n] environment in the U.S. Gallup found that “19% of U.S. Mary Jacobson, M.D.,

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Feel Guilty for Taking a Sick Day? You’re Not Alone, but It Shouldn’t Be the Norm

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It’s happened to the most successful among us: You wake up, maybe in the middle of the night or maybe past your alarm, with those dreaded symptoms. In a 2022 Switzerland study , nearly 30% of primary care providers surveyed had skipped using sick time, despite how poorly they were feeling. Will showing up to work sick be the new norm?

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How Employers Can Support Employees Going Through Menopause at Work

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between the ages of 45-60, roughly the average age range for menopause, according to a Mayo Clinic survey. The average age of menopause is 51 years and symptoms become prevalent up to 10 years prior to onset,” according to Catherine Hansen, MD, OB-GYN and telehealth MD at Pandia Health. In the survey, 10.8% were accepting of it.

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Mothers Need Safe Spaces to Breastfeed at Work, and Employers Need to Lead the Charge

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I had just 20 minutes to pump breast milk on my “break” (read: my lunchtime), though a normal pumping session took 30 minutes, plus five minutes of set-up and tear down. One in three say they lack access to a reliable workplace lactation space, according to a large survey from Medela and Mamava of over 15,000 nursing parents.

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Flexibility In Design: Turning A Workplace Into An Outdoor Oasis

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One way to do this is by utilizing the power of nature, which can have a profound impact on creating a happy, healthy and productive work environment. The Georgia BIOSCIENCE training facility has floor-to-ceiling windows opening up directly to nature. adults are at an all-time high. Bringing the outdoors in. Access to natural light.

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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As a Black professional, he had been through his own set of uncomfortable interactions traveling on business and was all too familiar with the array of characters you meet and the variety of tactics used to wiggle out of uncomfortable environments. The impact of toxic work environments.

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Most UK workers now expect to retire at 62 years old

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It surveyed employees aged 35-55 working in seven industry sectors across the UK. The report claims to identify workers’ current and future employment and retirement expectations and the impact these may have, not only on the shape of the future UK workforce, but also on employers in the industry sectors surveyed.