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The significance of women’s health is increasingly acknowledged in the modern workplace

Workplace Insight

Women, on average, outlive men but, as reported by the World Economic Forum ( WEF , 2024), spend approximately 25 percent of their lives in poor health. According to the WEF, addressing the disparities in women’s health could dramatically reduce this statistic, enhancing the lives of billions globally.

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

Allwork

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

Success

By comparison, in 2010, after the Great Recession, there was an all-time low in satisfaction rates, at 42.6%. When we think holistically, we consider elements such as employee well-being and mental health benefits, workplace culture, healthy boundaries and work schedules. The results show just over 62% of U.S. in the previous year.

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Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses?

The Small Business Blog

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses? by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 24, 2010 Today, Alistair Darling revealed the budget for the coming year. A lot of policies were focused was on helping small businesses with a “£2.5 Not policy.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

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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Organize Your Christmas with a Christmas Countdown

Ian's Messy Desk

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Organize Your Christmas with a Christmas Countdown Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 27, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Get over to Organized Christmas and get working on Christmas 2010. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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