6 tips to help legal practices mitigate new stressors
By Barbara Kougellis|29 December 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a spotlight on workplace mental health and it’s becoming increasingly apparent that a seismic shift is required to address the current, emerging and ongoing challenges that experts anticipate will last for decades, writes Barbara Kougellis.
A global study conducted by the non-profit organisation Mind Share Partners reports that almost 42 per cent of respondents’ mental health has declined since the outbreak began, and it is expected that this figure will increase as the long-term effects are likely to be far-reaching.
Unisearch expert and president of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses, Conjoint Professor Michael Hazelton concurs: “Mental healthcare in Australia was already approaching crisis point following the prolonged drought and devastating bushfires. The widespread and ongoing effects of COVID-19 have significantly amplified
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Xero, the global small business platform, today announced the results of its survey,
2020: A Wake-Up Call for Employee Mental Health, examining mental health and wellness in the (now mostly virtual) workplace.
The survey of approximately 1,000 U.S. adults employed full- or part-time showed that COVID-19-related stress has been more damaging to employee mental health (56%) than the political climate, personal finance troubles and workload/workplace culture. In fact, the only issue rated more damaging was the death of a family member or loved one.
African-American employees are much more likely (41%) than their white counterparts (30%) to see the pandemic as having an extremely negative impact.