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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

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How Jewel became a mental health advocate She reflects on the fact that when she moved out of her house as a 15-year-old, even if she knew how to find a therapist, she wouldn’t have had the money for one. As a result, terms like “ mental health ,” “advocate” and “trauma” were not a part of her lexicon.

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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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According to a 2022 study that appeared in the Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences across four public schools in Nicaragua, teachers often work while ill because economically, they have to. Offer wellness programs : Implement wellness programs to support physical and mental health. Why do I feel guilty taking a sick day?

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6 Commonly Overlooked Tax Deductions to Maximize Your Return

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“Can a dead person deduct medical expenses?” “Can Additionally, self-employed individuals can leverage deductions for home office expenditures and health insurance premiums. This further freed up more resources that we could reinvest back into our businesses, from hiring the staff to improving the technology of our platform.”

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How Financial Wellness Programs Can Benefit Employees and Employers

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Gone are the days when new employees received a list of the company holidays during onboarding and a packet with information about how to sign up for health care and retirement benefits. As with benefits focused on mental health, interest in financial wellness has increased since the onset of the pandemic, he adds.

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Employees avoid telling employers about less visible disabilities

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This in turn is fuelling presenteeism and could be damaging people’s health in the long term. To avoid telling bosses about a condition, people with less visible disabilities report working even when not feeling well enough (55 percent) or taking holiday to attend medical appointments (26 percent). There are an estimated 10.2m

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The UK workplace sector reacts to the Spring Budget 2023

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Other key announcements A £400m investment to increase the availability of mental health and musculoskeletal resources, and expand the placement and support scheme for individuals. Supporting the health of workers throughout their working lives will decrease absence levels and reduce early exits from the labour market.

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Employee Engagement is a Core Strength for Top Workplaces

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For families with few resources, this support is critical. In the employee survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics , the feedback from company employees was off the charts by nearly every organizational health measure, including Alignment, Execution, and The Manager. “We It requires travel, long hours, missed holidays.

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