Business Diary: Hell hath no fury like an energy firm scorned (Independent)

It looks as if the price comparison service uSwitch got a telling-off after it issued a press release on price cuts made by the energy supplier E.ON. It put out a second release hours later with the correction: "E.ON is not the cheapest gas supplier. Scottish and Southern Energy remains the cheapest."

March 9 2010Category: Work Stress

Business Diary: Hell hath no fury like an energy firm scorned - Independent


Business Diary: Hell hath no fury like an energy firm scorned
Independent
... that two-thirds of workers in Britain don't get enough sleep, with most of them blaming workplace stress for their nights of tossing and turning. ...

March 9 2010Category: Work Stress

Costly Legacy of the Recession: Employers Risk Mass Exodus of Neglected Staff - PR Newswire UK (press release)


Costly Legacy of the Recession: Employers Risk Mass Exodus of Neglected Staff
PR Newswire UK (press release)
... says: "The recession has been a difficult time for employers and employees alike and may well have led to increased incidents of workplace stress. ...

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March 4 2010Category: Work Stress

Costly Legacy of the Recession: Employers Risk Mass Exodus of Neglected Staff (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

A recent survey of the nation's employees carried out by healthcare provider Simplyhealth has revealed that one in two UK staff say their mental and physical wellbeing was ignored by their employer during the economic downturn.

March 4 2010Category: Work Stress

Diversity: We Must Define This Issue Before We Can Solve It - FireEngineering.com


Diversity: We Must Define This Issue Before We Can Solve It
FireEngineering.com
She is a practicing clinician with a focus on workplace stress, PTSD, cancer survivors and TBI. Her population focus is on police and fire agencies, ...

March 3 2010Category: Work Stress

Work-Life Balance Takes Center Stage in the Minds of Tri-State Businesses - Business Wire (press release)


Work-Life Balance Takes Center Stage in the Minds of Tri-State Businesses
Business Wire (press release)
... the global leader in flexible workplace solutions, found that 35 percent of Americans have experienced an extreme increase in workplace stress in the ...

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March 3 2010Category: Work Stress

Work-Life Balance Takes Center Stage in the Minds of Tri-State Businesses (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

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March 3 2010Category: Work Stress

Social workers ‘feeling bullied’ (BBC News)

Two-thirds of social workers in Rotherham are being bullied or have been bullied in the past, a trade union claims.

March 2 2010Category: Work Stress

social workers ‘feeling bullied’ - BBC News


BBC News

social workers 'feeling bullied'
BBC News
Unison said 50% of its members in the departments responded to its "workplace stress and dignity at work" survey. Of those, 75% said bullying was either a ...

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March 2 2010Category: Work Stress

Unilever rolls out health programme after successful pilot - People Management Magazine Online


Unilever rolls out health programme after successful pilot
People Management Magazine Online
... programmes to improve staff health, but cautioned businesses not to ignore the basic well-being issues surrounding long hours and workplace stress. ...

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March 2 2010Category: Work Stress