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If you’re in a leadership role at work, you might be feeling like you’re being pulled in several directions. It can feel especially tricky to find balance when your staff are dealing with personal or work-related challenges. You know it is important to keep your staff and colleagues supported, but how can you support them … Continued
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Smoke, flooding, evacuations, loss, worry—coping with fire, flood, earthquake, or other emergencies can cause distress. If you are feeling stressed or anxious, you are not alone. Here are some things you can do: Helpful Links and Resources If you’re struggling with your mental health or looking to support others, here are some useful resources on … Continued
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Counsellors can help support and guide you through challenges in your life, and build skills and strategies for improving your mental health. Access to counselling is generally through the private healthcare system, unless you are accessing a service through a hospital or mental health clinic. If you are interested in receiving counselling, first check with … Continued
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It is important that supervisors and leaders notice changes in employees’ behaviours, and try to support employees regardless of the suspected cause of those changes. However, when these changes affect performance the employer has a ‘Duty to Inquire’ about whether the changes in performance could be related to a health concern. The ‘Rule Out Rule’ … Continued
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Employees are not immune to mental health challenges. In fact, 8.7% of employed Canadians indicated they had a mental health-related disability in 20211 and many of us struggle with stress and anxiety. And yet, we rarely discuss mental health at work due to stigma. Stigma is rooted in fear and misunderstanding. Stigma can lead to … Continued
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We all experience anxiety sometimes. It is partly how our brains respond to stress; almost like turning on an alarm system within us to help protect us, and even help us perform better. However, sometimes our brains can be like an overprotective caretaker, turning on our internal alarms when there is no threat. Feelings of … Continued
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Have you ever hired a new worker, only to have them leave after a few weeks or months in their job? Or have you promoted someone to a leadership position and found that their staff continually complained about them or perhaps even quit? These situations can happen if there isn’t a good fit between a … Continued
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Many people are worried about doing or saying the “wrong” thing when it comes to addressing concerns with an employee. Conversations about mental health in the workplace may be avoided due to fear that it will make the situation worse. But there are also risks to doing nothing. These risks include, but are not limited … Continued
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Our Safety Talk series of videos and info sheets are intended to support conversations with your coworkers. They were developed for those who work in tourism and hospitality, in partnership with go2HR. What is Person-First Language? Person-first language is a way of talking that focuses on the person, not their problems or conditions. It helps avoid hurtful … Continued
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Work isn’t just where we get our income. For many of us, it’s our main source of interpersonal connection and friendships, and can be closely tied to our identity. Work affects our mental health, and our mental health affects work. Having foundational knowledge about mental health helps us take care of ourselves and support our … Continued
