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International Stress Awareness Day: 6th November 2024 – How HR Can Support Your Team:

By Matthew Chilcott, Owner of Consensus HR

How HR Can Help Reduce Workplace Stress:

 Human Resources can play a pivotal role in addressing and reducing stress in the workplace. Here are some of the keyway’s HR can support:

  1. Promote Open Communication:


    Encourage a culture of open communication where employees feel comfortable discussing stress-related issues. Regular check-ins and anonymous feedback channels can provide employees with the opportunity to express concerns before they escalate.

  2. Mental Health Support and Resources:


    Offering access to mental health resources, such as Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), counselling services, or mental health first aiders, can help employees manage their stress. HR can also organise workshops on stress management and mental health awareness.

  3. Work-Life Balance Initiatives:


    HR can introduce policies that promote a healthy work-life balance, such as flexible working arrangements, remote working options, or encouraging employees to take regular breaks and holidays.

  4. Training for Managers:


    Managers should be trained to recognise the signs of stress and know how to address them effectively. HR can provide guidance on how to support employees experiencing stress and how to maintain a supportive and inclusive work environment.

  5. Clear Work Expectations:


    Unclear or unreasonable expectations can be a significant source of stress. HR can work with management to ensure that job roles are well-defined, and workloads are manageable.

  6. Regular Employee Surveys:


    Conducting regular employee surveys can help HR identify areas of concern and assess the overall stress levels within the team. This data can then be used to implement targeted initiatives to improve employee well-being.
International Stress Awareness Day | Consensus HR in Herts & Beds:
International Stress Awareness Day | Consensus HR in Herts & Beds:

HR’s Role in Building a Supportive Work Environment:

 At Consensus HR, we work closely with businesses to develop tailored HR strategies that prioritise employee well-being. Whether it’s implementing stress management policies, providing training for managers, or offering mental health resources, we’re here to ensure that your workplace remains supportive and productive.

 

If you’re looking for guidance on how to better support your team and manage workplace stress, Consensus HR can help. Contact us today to learn more about our HR services.

For more information or to get in touch, visit our Contact Us page.

Matthew Chilcott, Owner of Consensus HR, provides expert HR solutions for businesses, focusing on compliance and employee well-being.

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Stress Awareness Month | Consensus HR in Herts, Beds

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Latest blog: Stress Awareness Month: NEBOSH and CIPD join HSE’s Working Minds campaign

Further to our blog written earlier this month, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have published an excellent article which can be seen below with a range of useful tools for business owners to ensure they and their teams are working to current Health & Safety Law / best practice.  Our Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) which we are fully accredited to, have also recently become partners as outlined below:

April is stress awareness month and HSE is urging employers to prevent and reduce stress in their workplace.

HSE’s Working Minds campaign brings together a range of tools and support to help businesses. These include:

  • free online learning 
  • talking toolkits 
  • risk assessment templates and examples 
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The Chartered Institute of Personnnel and Development (CIPD) and The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) are the latest organisations to join as campaign partners, taking the total number of supporters to more than 30.

HSE and NEBOSH have also jointly developed the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Managing Stress at Work. This one-day qualification is aimed at helping you and your organisation identify and reduce workplace stressors in order to create a positive, healthier workplace.

To view more about our range of HR, Employment Law & Health & Safety Services.

At Consensus HR, we are proud to offer a wide range of HR, Employment Law & Health & Safety services to help our clients with all areas of best practice and Employment Law which can be found by clicking on the button:
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Are you concerned about keeping your business up to date with Health & Safety changes?

At Consensus HR, we ensure that our clients do not make assumptions when it comes to Health & Safety and through working with our partner, provide a fulll range of Health & Safety for our clients. If you manage a team / business and find it hard to keep on top of Health & Safety and best practice and wish you could outsource it to a HR Charity for a small monthly investment, give us a call now for a non-obligatory conversation. Consensus HR | Your Outsourced Human Resources and Employment Law Department. | “Helping companies take the pain out of managing people whilst Preventing People Problems – 01438 576750.
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April is Stress Awareness Month: tackle stress in the workplace with five steps in five weeks | Consensus HR | Herts, Beds, UK

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Did you know?  April is Stress Awareness Month:

This April, Britain’s bosses are being invited to follow five simple steps to prevent and reduce stress in their workplace.

The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Working Minds campaign has called on employers to support workers mental health during Stress Awareness Month.

Liz Goodwill, head of the work-related stress and mental health policy team at HSE, said: “We are inviting business owners, employers and managers to join others across Britain to make a difference during Stress Awareness Month in five steps.”

Over the course of the month, employers are encouraged to focus on one of the campaign’s 5 Rs for each of the five weeks.

April is Stress Awareness Month: tackle stress in the workplace with five steps in five weeks | Consensus HR | Herts, Beds, UK

They are:

  1. to Reachout and have conversations, 

  2. Recognise the signs and causes of stress, 

  3. Respond to any risks you’ve identified, 

  4. Reflect on actions you’ve agreed and taken,

  5. make it Routine.

Preventing work-related stress isn’t just the right thing to do by workers, it’s the law. All employers are required to prevent work related stress to support good mental health in the workplace.
The Working Minds campaign brings together a range of tools and support to help businesses and workers including free online learning, Talking Toolkits, risk assessment templates and examples.
Liz added: “Failing to manage work-related stress can cost employers in reduced productivity, sickness absence costs, or even losing a valued member of the team. Employers are required to assess the risk of work-related stress impacting their workers, and act on the risks identified.
“As well as guiding you step by step, we provide all the practical templates, tools and resources you need to get started or, you can use it as an opportunity to review what you already do. A huge part of this is making it part of your everyday working life, not just a one-off tick box that gets forgotten about.”
The CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, and The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) are the latest organisations to join as campaign partners, taking the total supporters to more than 30.
Rachel Suff, senior policy advisor, employee relations at the CIPD, says: “Many organisations are reactive and tend to put more emphasis on providing support when people become ill rather than on prevention, including for mental ill health and stress. We need both! We want to see every organisation taking a proactive approach to employee wellbeing. We’re supporting the Working Minds campaign to help employers to create the working conditions and environment that prevents stress and supports good mental health. That also means designing jobs with realistic workloads and targets, and encouraging people to have a healthy work-life balance.”
There are six main areas that can lead to work-related stress if they are not managed properly. These are: demands, control, support, relationships, role and change. Factors like skills and experience, age, or disability may all affect someone’s ability to cope.
Matt Powell-Howard, Head of Product Development at NEBOSH, said: “I’m really pleased that NEBOSH is supporting the Working Minds campaign as we are committed to promoting good mental health and preventing work-related stress.  We were delighted to have also collaborated with HSE on the development of the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Managing Stress at Work qualification, which is designed to help business meet their legal obligations in this area.”
If you are an employer looking for support, a good place to start is to register for free bitesize learning. https://workright.campaign.gov.uk/working-minds-learning/
 
HSE – 4-04-24

To view more about our range of HR & Employment Law Services

At Consensus HR, we are proud to offer a wide range of HR & Employment Law services to help our clients with all areas of best practice and Employment Law which can be found by clicking on the button:
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Are you concerned about keeping your business up to date with Employment Law changes?

At Consensus HR, we ensure that our clients do not make assumptions when it comes to the performance / abilities of team members and that if identified, we seek the member of teams consent to write to a relevant medical professional to obtain support and advice and any reasonable adjustments needed to ensure what is possible is provided. If you manage a team / business and find it hard to keep on top of changing Employment Law and best practice and wish you could outsource it to a HR Charity for a small monthly investment, give us a call now for a non-obligatory conversation. Consensus HR | Your Outsourced Human Resources and Employment Law Department. | “Helping companies take the pain out of managing people whilst Preventing People Problems – 01438 576750.
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April is Stress Awareness Month: tackle stress in the workplace with five steps in five weeks | Consensus HR | Herts, Beds, UK

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Preventing work-related stress: the leading cause of illness at work | Consensus HR | Herts, Beds

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Preventing work-related stress: the leading cause of illness at work | Consensus HR | Herts, Beds

Preventing work-related stress: the leading cause of illness at work | Consensus HR | Herts, Beds

Did you know that this week (1 November) marked UK National Stress Awareness Day?

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have provided some very interesting statistics and guidance on how to support your teams in the workplace.

Statistics:

HSE’s statistics show 914,000 workers were suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2021/22, the cause of 17 million working days lost in this period.

Legal duty:

Employers have a legal duty to ensure risks of stress and mental ill health are factored into health and safety risk assessments and acted upon.   

Guidance:

HSE’s guidance for managing stress at work includes:

Working Minds Campaign:

HSE’s Working Minds campaign aims to help businesses prevent work-related stress in 5 steps, bringing together practical tools and resources

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Stress Anxiety and Depression for work related illness

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for work related illness

 

Helen Watson, HR Advisor, at Consensus HR comments:  “Stress Anxiety and Depression are the number one reason for work related illness and if you are a business, large or small, we all need to prevent work related stress where we can, to support and promote good mental health across the workplace by helping business owners / managers with best practice and up to date HR Policies & Procedures and Employment Law.”

Stress, Anxiety and Depression are the number One reason for work related illness in the UK and it’s on the rise.

Statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), covering the 2020/21 period, show of the 1.7 million workers suffering from a work-related illness, 822,000 were stress, depression or anxiety.  A report by Deloitte estimates that the total annual cost of poor mental health to employers has increased by 25% since 2019, costing UK employers up to £56 billion a year.

Work Right is a campaign by the Health & Safety Executive aimed at helping smaller businesses and workers and can be found by clicking on the link.

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Health and safety law poster – what you need to know

law poster on workplace wall

The poster explains British health and safety laws and lists what workers and their employers should do.

If you employ anyone, you must either:

  • display the health and safety law poster where your workers can easily read it
  • provide each worker with the equivalent health and safety law leaflet

There are various versions of the poster, so you can select the most appropriate for your business.

HSE also provides health and safety law pocket cards. These are a legal alternative to the law poster and are easy to distribute for your employees to carry with them.
 

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