This looks interesting. This Wednesday is also National Stress Awareness Day. I'll post on this later. No one with an interest in employee well-being can afford to ignore the problem of work-related stress. Recent statistics show it to have caused half a million sufferers and 13.8 million days...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new version of its work-related stress website, with a range of advice, online tools and guidance to help you tackle stress in your workplace. For those familiar with the old site, this revised version is designed to be more accessible and...

Licensees are being invited to get behind the Samaritans' Stress Down Day on February 1 - a national campaign aimed at encouraging people to take better care of their health at work. According to a survey carried out ahead of the week, more than half of people say their jobs are getting more stressful and that work is overtaking their home lives. And caterers are among the most stressed people in ...

Exam or work stress can make allergies worse, scientists have found.

Organisations should treat any form of harassment or bullying seriously not just because of the legal implications, but because it can lead to under-performance at work. Wednesday 7 November 2007 marks national "Ban Bullying at Work Day" and "National Stress Awareness Day" Bullying and harassment are still worryingly prevalent in the workplace and The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Developme...

Welsh Assembly Government - This bulletin shows trends in travelling to work and school in Wales, taken from the Living in Wales Survey of 2007.

For the first time ever i have been having to seriously think about the above phrase means and how to use it practically. While I have plans, schedules and lists I have also been struck by a single thought. Why is it not life-work balance? Seriously is this not symptomatic of the problem we face with our lives. I have work, exams, travel, CF and a social life. I will also have ulcers and a stress ...

Did you see that local Council employees across Northern Ireland missed a staggering 130,849 days at work through sick leave last year, costing ratepayers £16.4m? The total for 2007/08 worked out at an average of 13.7 days for every full-time employee. Stress and associated problems were the most common cause of absenteeism. Yes, stress,  sure. This lot are engaged in a culture of i...

Prince of Wales warns of damage among servicemen who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan as he launches £30million appeal.

Trying to be the leader of your party will have many lasting impacts. Increased stress, pressure and in the case of Kirsty Williams the ability to radically alter your position. It wasn’t too long ago that the Breacon AM and Lib Dem leader hopeful tore up the All Wales Accord stating that she didn’t wish to work with the Tories. Yet now there’s a chance she could get the Lib Dems...