Tag: Mental health
Datacultr introduces innovative mental-health initiative for employee well-being
Datacultr has recently launched an initiative focused on improving the mental well-being of its employees. In line with its dedication to creating a supportive...
Portable Office: A Dream Concept to Reality
Before Covid, the idea of work-from-home was a fantasy to many. With the onset of the pandemic, multiple businesses were forced to close their...
HR leaders need to upskill to cope with demands of the...
As time progresses, HR related technology and knowledge are making rapid advancements. The role of an HR professional has become even more vital and...
Meghalaya cabinet approves mental health policy
To address the rising issues of mental health and social care, the Meghalaya cabinet approved a policy on 30 November through collaborative engagement with...
Embassy Group announces 11-day break from work
Embassy Group, the Indian real-estate conglomerate has announced an 11-day Diwali break for its employees. The Group also wishes to prioritise the mental well-being...
Concentration of 37% employees affected due to mental health issues: Report
An alarming 33 per cent employees who were part of a survey admitted that they continued to go to work despite mental-health issues. This...
ASSOCHAM hosts webinar on ‘Mental wellness at workplace’
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) CSR Council, hosted a webinar on ‘Mental Wellness at Workplace’, as part of its...
WHO/ILO roll out policy brief on workplace mental health
A policy brief has been jointly published by the World Health Organsiation (WHO) and the International Labour Organsiation (ILO) about the need to address...
22% employees prefer not to share their mental health issues at...
Despite employers putting in more effort to offer employees venues at the workplace to seek support in case of mental health issues, employees rarely...
59% Indian employees may have mental health issues, 55% are emotionally...
Does your employee look sad and tired? Is he or she indecisive and disinterested in fun activities? Does he / she find it difficult...
TresVista bats for mental-health awarness, conducts ‘Breathe’ for employees
TresVista, the global outsourcing enterprise, recently conducted its second successful season of Breathe, its workplace mental-health programme. The wellness-to-work virtual sessions under the programme...
How companies can better address mental health at the workplace
After the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions around mental health-related issues started to gather heat. With work-from-home becoming the norm and official...
Should companies use psychological tests to assess employees’ mental health?
Mental health at the workplace has been a topic of debate and discussion for a long while now. Every now and then, we hear...
Kristal.AI organises Mental Health Week
Kristal.AI, the private wealth advisory and investment-management platform, launched a five-day Mental Health Week leading up to World Mental Health Day on October 10,...
Make mental health a part of your return-to-work plan
While people typically tend to resent change, the past year and a half has been fraught with changes and challenges, which were unavoidable. We...
Khatabook gives 10-day break to employees for mental health
Khatabook, the Indian fintech startup, is allowing its employees to take a ten-day Mental Health Break, from September 25 to October 3, 2021. In...
NHRDN Mind Matters 2.0 raises awareness about mental health
National HRD Network’s (NHRDN) ‘Mind Matters’ campaign aims to create awareness about mental well-being and eliminate the stigma attached to the mental health issues...
[24]7.ai rolls out initiatives to help staff during pandemic
7.ai, a global intent-driven customer-engagement solutions company, has rolled out a host of initiatives to keep employees and their families safe during the pandemic.
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79% employees feel indifferent superiors affect mental health at work
While most employees blame leadership for the mental health issues that emerge at the workplace, the employers choose to underplay the role of leadership....
God of small things: Integration of work and well-being
Most companies have a full fledged employee well-being programme, and they also spent substantially on these programmes. Yet, the outcome of such programmes is...
Better.com staff receive monthly WFH allowance, other benefits, support
Better.com, the online mortgage lender, has witnessed a growth in demand and has already hired more than 1,100 people for its office in Gurgaon,...
Flipkart allows unlimited bereavement leave, WFH till May, 2021
Following in the footsteps of Facebook, Intel, and other IT companies, Flipkart has also allowed its 12,000-strong workforce to work from home till May...
Individual productivity higher than team productivity during pandemic: BCG survey
With almost 40 per cent of employees being forced to work remotely the world over, a significant 75 per cent of the employees admitted...
6 areas HR professionals cannot afford to overlook anymore
‘People are your greatest asset’. How many times have we heard that? The statement may be overused, but remains true. An organisation’s success is...
TCS focuses on making staff emotionally strong, mentally resilient
While mental health of employees had always been a hot topic of discussion, it is encouraging to see organisations making efforts to ensure that...
Mental health: Elephant in the room for India Inc.
Are you ok?
How often do we hear our bosses asking us about our mental well-being? How many organisations today actually take the pain to...