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Workplace absenteeism soars to its highest level in over a decade

Workplace Insight

days over the past year according to new survey findings from the CIPD and Simplyhealth. The survey analysed trends in sickness absence and employee health and wellbeing among 918 organisations, representing 6.5 However, organisations are attempting to address health and wellbeing issues overall, through a range of support.

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10 Healthy Habits: Why Not Now?

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If you see yourself in these statistics, know that even small changes can make a big difference in your health and how you feel. author of the book Up: How Positive Outlook Can Transform Our Health and Aging , to find out the simplest, biggest-bang-for-your-buck ways to improve health, celebrate more birthdays and feel great year after year.

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The Power of Strong Friendships in Strengthening Well-Being

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A 2021 study by the “American Perspectives Survey” found that “15% of men have no close friendships at all, a fivefold increase since 1990.” Aside from emotional distress, loneliness may lead to health issues that are widespread and terrifying. Our social health helps our physical health. “We

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Flexible working and work-life balance most important features of new job roles

Workplace Insight

The survey suggests that the extent to which employees are satisfied with their work-life balance has been improving over the last three years. The post Flexible working and work-life balance most important features of new job roles appeared first on Workplace Insight.

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Employees avoid telling employers about less visible disabilities

Workplace Insight

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).

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4 Smart Money Moves to Plan for Financial Security

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A survey by Insider and Morning Consult from 2019 showed that millennials were more likely to put off buying houses, making career moves, undergoing medical procedures and even getting hitched—all because of cash-related reasons. That’s because when we delay organizing our finances, it causes us to delay a lot of other things, too.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

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Synergy Vision, a London-based medical and health care communications company, introduced a four-day week in late 2018. After six months, in a company-wide survey, 51 percent of employees said they were “very happy” at work (up from 12 percent) and 88 percent said they had enough time for personal tasks (up from 54 percent).