To help mitigate employee stress levels, the number of employers offering stress management programs has grown in recent years.
A survey of Canadian business owners finds that there is a significant difference of opinion on whether telecommuting supports employee morale and productivity.
Wondering about an employee who hasn’t been as productive as usual?
As the topic of telecommuting becomes fodder for discussion and debate following Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s decision to end the practice at the California-based company, a new survey indicates that most employees and more than half of business leaders believe telecommuting can be beneficial.
Stress is a necessary and important part of life, but prolonged periods of high stress levels can lead to distress—a risk factor for all forms of psychological and physical illnesses, including anxiety, depression and chronic diseases such as high blood pressure or diabetes.
Investors worry about continued risk on the books.
A majority of working Canadians are feeling overwhelmed by stress, and the situation is particularly dire among young employees, according to results from the third annual Sun Life Canadian Health Index.
Homewood Human Solutions has released a mental health tool kit, featuring information on mental illness and how to improve mental health. The kit also contains an individual stress assessment.
Nearly two-thirds of employees rate the stress level in their workplace as high, according to a survey of more than 450 North American employees by Right Management.
According to a global survey of 6,000 businesses conducted for the most recent Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), 2011 stress levels among business leaders around the world showed their lowest annual increase since 2005—except in Canada.