Tag: Mental Health

New research has found the youngest generation in the workforce is actually the most accepting of mental illness.

Mental health in the workplace is set to come to the forefront of the national agenda this week as Australia asks R U OK?

It’s an issue gaining momentum, and business is starting to recognise that a safe workplace is more than just the physical environment.

Though Australia sits quite high in most aspects on the OECD Better Life Index, we fall in the area of work/life balance.

Awareness of mental illness may have increased, but Australian businesses are still failing to recognise and manage mental health risk in the workplace, according to new research.

CareerOne.com.au has partnered with the Business in Mind project, to assist in raising awareness about mental health challenges facing local SMEs.

Movember is shown to be an important initiative with a recent survey of 300 male and female senior executives and business leaders showing a need for greater investment into depression and mental health services for men in Australian workplaces.

Yesterday I heard about a Christmas celebration for sole traders – Jolly Solo in NSW. What a brilliant idea! It actually got me thinking and, sobering as it might be, reminded me that for some, running a business can be lonely.

On Saturday morning I woke up with a headache, and a back ache and a wah wah wah…get the picture? Just felt rubbish.