Stress Awareness Month - Work Life Balance
April marks the start of Stress Awareness month 2022.
Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 to raise awareness of the causes and cures for our everyday stresses.
As a recruitment company we understand how stress and anxiety can be a challenge in the workplace – heavy workloads, targets to meet and long working hours can make the Recruitment Industry a challenging environment.
One thing we take seriously here at Finlay Jude is a good work life balance. It is very rare that you will find a recruitment company that operates a 9 to 5 working hour policy, but we do.
We understand how important it is to get home to your families, to watch your child in a special assembly or be able to attend that football match you want to go too.
Having a good work life balance helps you to feel satisfied and have the necessary resources to function optimally not only as an employee but outside of work also.
Happy employees result in higher production rates at work, so if your employees feel valued and feel they have a good Work Life Balance, then their work rate will be of a higher standard.
Stress is not avoidable, but it is manageable, and the key to managing stress is to take early action to prevent and stress related illness.
Here are just a few tips to help in managing stress:
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you” – Anne Lamott
Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 to raise awareness of the causes and cures for our everyday stresses.
As a recruitment company we understand how stress and anxiety can be a challenge in the workplace – heavy workloads, targets to meet and long working hours can make the Recruitment Industry a challenging environment.
One thing we take seriously here at Finlay Jude is a good work life balance. It is very rare that you will find a recruitment company that operates a 9 to 5 working hour policy, but we do.
We understand how important it is to get home to your families, to watch your child in a special assembly or be able to attend that football match you want to go too.
Having a good work life balance helps you to feel satisfied and have the necessary resources to function optimally not only as an employee but outside of work also.
Happy employees result in higher production rates at work, so if your employees feel valued and feel they have a good Work Life Balance, then their work rate will be of a higher standard.
Stress is not avoidable, but it is manageable, and the key to managing stress is to take early action to prevent and stress related illness.
Here are just a few tips to help in managing stress:
- Have a positive mindset – if you can master your mind, you will never wonder how to deal with stress again, being in control of your thoughts helps you to find solutions to challenging situations
- Eat Well – Food is just as important for our Health & Wellbeing as Oxygen is. It is well known that eating lots of fruit & veg is good for our physical health, but recent research has shown that it is also highly beneficial to our Mental Health
- Sleep Well – a good nights sleep is so important for your health in helping you to feel completely recharged and rested, ready to tackle the day ahead.
- Exercise – engaging in some form of Physical Activity after a stressful day is proven to reduce those stress levels and feel rejuvenated and relaxed. Exercise is proven to release those endorphins to make you feel better and happier.
- Manage your Time – we have all had one of those days where once you start running behind, nothing seems to go right, learning to manage your time effectively can have a big impact in keeping stress levels at a low.
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you” – Anne Lamott
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