Workplace Wellbeing Bulletin

Weekly curated news items by the “plugH Research Team” for you to stay abreast with what affects people and the people function.

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Rise in workplace deaths shows 'lessons aren’t being learned' | The workplace attention span is dead | LGBTQ+ community finds startups, MNCs ’safest’ workplace! Thanks to GenZ and millennial crowd

Issue Date : 8 July 2024

Multiple income streams & desire for better lifestyle | These 3 workplace assumptions are undermining your success | 'Moral harassment': French woman sues her workplace for giving salary for two decades without work

Issue Date : 24 June 2024

Soaring temperatures may lead to increased risk of migraine attacks: Scientists | BP tightens workplace relationships policy after Looney dismissal | Spacex lawsuit ignites debate on workplace culture in tech industry

Issue Date : 18 June 2024

Issue Date : 10 June 2024

Cracking the code of BYOAI at the workplace | They say the lunch break is dying | Health insurance claim new rules

Issue Date : 3 June 2024

How to build relationships at work while staying professional | Colgate-Palmolive India extends paternity leave | Global Most Loved Workplaces

Issue Date : 27 May 2024

Meta Is Shuttering Workplace, Its Enterprise Version of Facebook | Loud quitting: a trend where employees resign publicly | Mothers Reap Benefits of Record Part-Time Workforce Boom in US

Issue Date : 20 May 2024

Towa Bank employee suicide linked to overwork and harassment | Latest workplace trends and jargon decoded | Domestic violence is a workplace issue

Issue Date : 13 May 2024

India Inc drives better food choices for employees | DNA and epigenetics tests aim to reduce workplace absenteeism | Office peacocking: What is it and why it's trending

Issue Date : 6 May 2024

The costs of workplace violence are too high to ignore | Bridging age barriers at the workplace | Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate

Issue Date : 29 April 2024

Coming up. Health and climate @work | Workplace of the future | Stressed at Work? Your Office Phone Booth Could Tell Your Boss

Issue Date : 22 April 2024

Workplace Law Expert Examines Starbucks Supreme Court Bid | India Inc eyes job satisfaction with financial wellness programmes | ‘Shift shock’ in your new job? Here’s how to overcome and thrive

Issue Date : 15 April 2024

Anxiety Is Now the Top Mental Health Issue in the Workplace | Survey reveals managerial shortcomings in the workplace | Parents who play with their kids are more creative in the workplace, study finds

Issue Date : 8 April 2024

Issue Date : 1 April 2024

56% of employees fear retaliation when reporting workplace violence | Glassdoor is revealing real names of users who talked trash about their workplaces | Amazon Begins Using Humanoid Robot in Warehouse

Issue Date : 26 March 2024

Distinct Sleep Patterns Linked to Health Outcomes | Singapore workplaces set for ‘world’s first’ mental health benchmark | HUL rolls out kinship caregiver leave policy

Issue Date : 18 March 2024

We must start preparing the US workforce for the effects of AI | Combat ‘betterment burnout’ that’s taking an emotional toll on women | Women still find it a challenge to ask for a pay raise

Issue Date : 11 March 2024

Fit is equal to healthy': Experts bust common myth | Your job should not have stuck | This company is giving 30 days of paid leave to its women employees

Issue Date : 4 March 2024

HDFC Ergo’s ‘Love All’ initiative focuses on an inclusive workplace | We need to talk about loneliness | Therapy, at work? Companies are bringing clinicians directly to their employees

Issue Date : 26 February 2024

Man quits after boss cancels leave for his brother's wedding in Bali via text | Gaming: respite against growing mental health issues? | What is fanning the flames of the FIRE movement in India

Issue Date : 19 February 2024

6 work and workplace trends to watch in 2024 | Choose well: Power of choice is power of God | Germany begins a pilot study with a four-day work week

Issue Date : 12 February 2024

Express View on Neuralink human trials: Mind and matter | Gen Zen: Your work is affecting your mental health | The AI tools that might stop you getting hired

Issue Date : 5 February 2024

Top workplace wellness trends to watch for in 2024 | Why employers prefer older professionals over Gen Z | ‘You can’t have a trillion-dollar economy without good mental health of people’

Issue Date : 29 January 2024

Leave no stone unturned in search for an explanation of consciousness | Smaller Pay Hikes Would Tempt Employees to Switch Jobs | Improving employee happiness and well-being.

Issue Date : 22 January 2024

Top workplace wellness trends to watch for in 2024 | Why employers prefer older professionals over Gen Z | ‘You can’t have a trillion-dollar economy without good mental health of people’

Issue Date : 15 January 2024

Issue Date : 8 January 2024

The rise of ‘little flex time’ and shorter work weeks | AI to diversity: What to expect at the workplace this year | Workplace : Office, Office

Issue Date : 3 January 2024

5 tax saving strategies for newlyweds | Awakening consciousness in the workplace | Mental health in workplace: struggles, signs and solutions

Issue Date : 26 December 2023

Menstrual leave: one ministry pushes ball to another’s court | 10 tips to boost social wellbeing | Yog nindra for 20 mins can improve sleep and memory

Issue Date : 18 December 2023

As career delay parenthood, companies offer fertility benefits | Are workplace romances a savvy invest? | Workplace wellbeing: how to make it better

Issue Date : 12 December 2023

This trend is known as "office peacocking" | The Power Of Workplace Wellness: Nurturing Health For Cancer Survivors | Stillbirth and Miscarriage: Looking at Maternity Benefit

Issue Date : 4 December 2023

Who is productive, and who isn’t? Here’s how to tell | Razorpay offers ‘returnship’ for women on career break | You can rent 'handsome boys' in Japan to wipe away workplace tears

Issue Date : 27 November 2023

WHO declares loneliness a ‘global public health concern | Your wellbeing plans don’t work | Is The Golden Age Of Remote Work Over?

Issue Date : 20 November 2023

'Human brain gets saturated beyond 8-8.5 hrs’ | Elon Musk’s dislike for bright colors raises SpaceX workplace safety concerns | Financial stress causing generational tensions in workplace

Issue Date : 13 November 2023

India Ranks 2nd At Fostering Employee Wellbeing | India tops in workplace burnout survey with 59% reporting symptoms | 4 Fundamental Ways to Boost Employee Engagement

Issue Date : 6 November 2023

WHO outlines considerations for regulation of artificial intelligence for health | How To Resist Hustle Culture And Be More Productive | Does Money Increase Self-Esteem and Happiness?

Issue Date :  25 October 2023

‘Loud quitting' is the newest workplace trend | An unspoken ‘privilege’ during the cost-of-living crisis | Edelweiss CEO gets real about mental health, says everyone has ‘two lives’

Issue Date :  16 October 2023

How Body Image Can Take A Toll On Mental Health And Well Being | ‘Boomerang corps’ remains India Inc’s favourite workforce | What is shadow work, the new mental health trend?

Issue Date : 09 October 2023

Sick leave in UK hits 15-year high | State of hybrid work 2023 | Money worries in the workplace |

Issue Date : 03 October 2023

Can you change your sleep schedule? | Coping with the chaos that is hybrid working | Bringing design justice to the classroom and workplace

Issue Date : 25 September 2023

More than half of Indian employees are logging off from work exhausted | The workforce of tomorrow needs training today | Psychologist Explains The ‘Wealth-Love Paradox’

Issue Date : 18 September 2023

Work-life integration or work-life balance? | Japan's Workplace Wellbeing Woes Continue | Diversity and inclusion in India's advertising & media industry

Issue Date : 11 September 2023

Why Youth Is Facing Challenges | Navigating Workplace Safety For Women With POSH | AI reshapes workplaces, prioritising health & well-being of employees takes centre stage

Issue Date : 4 September 2023

Gen Z talks health but eats snacks for meals | Indian employees experience low levels of wellbeing at the workplace | What a Contest of Consciousness Theories Really Proved

Issue Date : 28 August 2023

How to give and receive compliments at work | Reduce your body's biological age | Neuroscience is bringing superhuman memory closer

Issue Date : 21 August 2023

Gender sensitivity works in the favour of economic growth | Financial planning for single women | Re-emerging interest in consciousness and the mind

Issue Date : 14 August 2023

Delivery workers feel the heat of climate change | What a Mysterious Chinese Room Can Tell Us About Consciousness | Prioritizing Employee Mental Health & Well-being

Issue Date : 7 August 2023

What does schizophrenia feel like? | Cultivating a thriving and inclusive workplace | 4 lessons learned from mental health support

Issue Date : 31 July 2023

The enemy of employee wellbeing and employer's bank accounts | Help, I’m in a toxic workplace | Should you be friends with your co-workers?

Issue Date : 24 July 2023

How much heat can the human body stand? | The cost of occupational fatigue & a wellness benefit solution | What are child rights & why are they important?

Issue Date : 17 July 2023

Artificial Sweetener Aspartame May Cause Cancer | In Ahmedabad jail, the art of peering inside | Financial Strain Impacts Workers' Mental Health

Issue Date : 13 July 2023

‘Resenteeism’ is the new pandemic in offices | Not for employee use’: why are US retail workers being denied chairs? | Let’s cancel annoying workplace rules

Issue Date : 3 July 2023

More than Health Benefits and a Fitness Room | Employee Well-Being and Psychological Safety Key Concerns in the Workplace | Spiritual wellness is important for holistic health

Issue Date : 26 June 2023

The prevalence of mental illness around the world | How employers can help remove barriers to mental healthcare | Examining the Effects of the Wage Gap on Women in the Workplace

Issue Date : 19 June 2023

Factors that can affect appraisals in 2023 | This company offers 4-week paid leave annually to its employees for family wellbeing | How to avoid wellbeing washing in HR

Issue Date : 12 June 2023

Anxiety taught me these 7 important things | Five ways business leaders can show love at the workplace | How financial anxiety is affecting your workforce

Issue Date : 5 June2023

How alcohol really affects your body | Gen Z feel stressed out and anxious at work most of the time | What Is Workplace Financial Education?

Issue Date : 29 May 2023

Worried about the wellbeing of your employees? | Flexible work is feminist | Women’s financial wellbeing: 7 things you can start today

Issue Date : 22 May 2023

How can workplace health equity lead to a fair and just society? | A solution to the Monday blues | Hey there! I am not using WhatsApp: Normalizing Disconnection

Issue Date : 15 May 2023

Carry these herbs to keep indigestion at bay while travelling | Resources to help parents, support kids’ emotional wellbeing | Unlocking The Power Of Pausitivity And Appreciation

Issue Date : 11 May 2023

Companies try hard to shield delivery workers from heat | Talking therapies might lower risk of future cardiovascular | Global tech giant's inclusive HR policies

Issue Date : 1 May 2023

Improve your mood and productivity at work with these tips | Unlocking the potential of mental health at work | What social fitness is and why it is important

Issue Date : 24 April 2023

Who’s taking care of HR? | How Long COVID Affects Mental Health? 5 Signs To Look Out For | 4 ways to make hybrid work better for everyone.

Issue Date : 17 April 2023

Drug Abuse in the Workplace | Roll-out of labour codes unlikely before 2024 polls | This is the key to staving off dementia

Issue Date : 10 April 2023

How to create a more gender inclusive workplace | Will you transform HR with AI? | How Leaders Determine Workplace Ethics

Issue Date : 3 April 2023

4 ways to build a culture of self-care in the workplace—and why it matters | Workplace Toxicity Is Not Just a Mental Health Issue | How To Channel Eco-Anxiety

Issue Date : 27 March 2023

Can AI help solve your sleeping disorders? | The Year in Quiet Quitting | Your 3-step guide to setting better boundaries at work

Issue Date : 20 March 2023

How can employers help staff avoid burnout while managing productivity | Employers over-estimate the wellbeing benefits of hybrid working | The Rise Of Ethical Leadership

Issue Date : 17 March 2023

Employee Wellbeing: The New Age Mantra | Enhance Mental Health With A Culture Of Gratitude | Are We in The Midst of a Wellbeing 'Pandemic'?

Issue Date : 6 March 2023

Creating a Workplace That Supports Mental Health | A Culture of Ethical Behavior Is Essential to Business Success | Slow progress to creating a safe workplace for women

Issue Date : 28 February 2023

Go Ahead, Fire Me: Why Some Workers Are Happy Losing Their Jobs | Laid-off tech workers seek leverage on the way out | Rethink Your Employee Value Proposition

Issue Date : 20 February 2023

How Should Employers Promote Nutrition in the Workplace? | It’s time to embrace the 40% office | Employee financial wellbeing: A practical guide

Issue Date : 13 February 2023

6 Workplace Findings Leaders Need to Navigate This Year | What NOT to do on International Women’s Day | Human Resources and Spirituality

Issue Date : 6 February 2023

Music and Its Effect on Productivity | 3 Workplace Practices to Leave in 2022 | 2023 Payroll Calendar: Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Bi-Monthly & Monthly

Issue Date : 30 January 2023

Foodies, Fitness & Conscious Consumption | How working patterns are changing around the world | How to live happier in 2023: Diversify your social circle

Issue Date : 23 January 2023

Sleeping on the job is the latest perk at new-age companies | Social Media and Stress | How to Cultivate Emotional Intelligence as a Strategic Leader

Issue Date : 16 January 2023

Flexible work arrangements, a benefit to all. Bridging generational divides in your workplace. your coworkers are less ambitious, bosses adjust to the new order.

Issue Date : 10 January 2023

Workplace Trends 2023. Volume II Issue I

Issue Date : 3 January 2023

Are You Being “Quietly Promoted”? Find Out How| Two-yr child care leave allowed for single male govt employees | As Workplace Mental Health Worsens, Some Companies Step Up

Issue Date : 27 December 2022

Emotional labour: what it is and why it falls to women in the workplace and at home | Building HR strategies for the hybrid world | Mental Health in a Digitalized Workplace

Issue Date : 19 December 2022

Will a 4-day work week be successful in India? | Bringing Caste into the DEI Conversation | Global survey: workplace violence, harassment is widespread

Issue Date : 14 December 2022

How Marico is preparing for the preferences of new-age professionals | India Inc opens more doors for differently abled | Fintech startup to introduce ‘attitude bonus’

Issue Date : 5 December 2022

Gen Z lead demand for digital workplace transformation | 6 ways to ensure women have workplace flexibility | Rise Of Workplace Trends In India Inc

Issue Date : 28 November 2022

Can workplace design be recession-proof? | Everything you need to know about ‘quiet constraint’ | The ‘Great Burnout’: Tackling the crisis among HR professionals

Issue Date : 21 November 2022

Third of businesses investing in men's mental health. How bullying manifests at work - and how to stop it. Indian employees unwilling to go back to office full-time : HP

Issue Date : 14 November 2022

Indians consider sharing salary at workplace a taboo : Report. Hybrid work without management trust can hurt performance. 50% employees are burned out.

Issue Date : 10 November 2022

Social capital : build back better relationships at work. Metaverse as workplace : Employment issues. Burnout and isolation.

Issue Date : 31 October 2022

How to reimagine the work, the workforce and workplace of the future. New surveys show burnout is an international crisis. Supporting baby loss in the workplace.

Issue Date : 25 October 2022

2022 'BCW expectations at work'. A taboo is now on the table for India Inc. Sexual harassment cases rise as work from office resumes.

Issue Date : 17 October 2022

10 most annoying workplace buzzwords. Toxic workplace behavior and employee burnout. Constructive feedback by Fortis Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences

Issue Date : 11 October 2022

Guidelines on mental health at work. India Inc. needs a neurodiverse workplace. 5 innovative ways to retain Gen Z employees.

Issue Date : 03 October 2022

Four-day work week brings no loss in productivity. 'Productivity paranoia' creates strain in hybrid workplace relationships. Time to make workplace more inclusive for differently-abled.

Issue Date : 26 September 2022

Issue Date : 19 September 2022

Flexibility is the new currency. How leaders can create a cybersecure workplace culture. Unplanned leaves, employee stress and attrition cost India Inc $14 billion

Issue Date : 12 September 2022

HR tech is helping Indian Inc. Signs of quiet firing and other quiet workplace practices. Is 'quiet quitting' a good idea?

Issue Date : 05 September 2022

White-collar lethargy is the new pandemic. The nightmarish loss of workplace privacy. what is Gen Z looking for in the workplace?

Issue Date : 29 August 2022

Job seekers looking beyond take-home amount. Workplace rituals. Most workplaces have not set up the ICC.

Issue Date : 22 August 2022

What is quiet quitting? Diversity beyond workstations. Culture of workplace creche is catching on.

Issue Date : 15 August 2022

40-hour work week. 8 in 10 working Indians excited about being back in office. Teachers to refer students to mental health teams.

Issue Date : 08 August 2022

Swiggy rolls out permanent work-from anywhere policy. India's population surge : Dividend or disaster?

Issue Date : 01 August 2022

Can "nudging" make us better savers? Workplace wellbeing : Stress increasing since COVID-19 began.

Issue Date : 25 July 2022

Millennials driving higher expectations from employers. Creating the ideal corporate ESG program to better support women

Issue Date : 18 July 2022

8 ways how the "metaverse" can hinder inclusion at the workplace. New government programmes launched to upskill construction workers.

Issue Date : 11 July 2022

New labour codes and its impact. How to build resilience in D&I programs. Harmful things that workplaces do to empower bullies.

Issue Date : 04 July 2022

Workplace stress at record high in 2022. What young starters need to know about the new workplace.

Issue Date : 27 June 2022

Toxic culture at Tesla. Making workplaces LGBTQ friendly. Loneliness at workplaces.

Issue Date : 20 June 2022

Microsoft announces 4 new workplace initiatives. 4 new labour law and its impact on working hours.

Issue Date : 13 June 2022

Mental illness. Rising attrition due to lack of trust. New order by UP government for women.

Issue Date : 06 June 2022

value of remote work. Remote work impacted employees' mental health conditions

Issue Date : 30 May 2022

Counselling benefits for police personnel. beware of covert narcissists. Resistance in return to work.

Issue Date : 23 May 2022

Afternoon naps. Sexual harassment and artificial intelligence.

Issue Date : 16 May 2022

US companies on abortion rights. Perils of computer automated hiring. Gay people in india still living dual lives.

Issue Date : 09 May 2022

Embracing autism in the workplace. Fertility benefits at the workplace. Rejection sensitive dysphoria

Issue Date : 02 May 2022

How cloud can support hybrid work experiences. ergonomics in the workplace inspires vertical mouse design

Issue Date : 25 April 2022

Issue Date : 18 April 2022

Issue Date : 11 April 2022

burnout in young professionals. Bonus payouts. Harassment at Xbox

Issue Date : 04 April 2022

Sexual harassment. Workplace code of ethics. CIO's and post covid workplace.

Issue Date : 28 March 2022

Wearable Tech devices in the workplace. Part-time retirement programs. The "missing middle"

Issue Date : 21 March 2022

Period leave policies. HR practices in the metaverse. Cybersecurity in the workplace.

Issue Date : 14 March 2022

Issue Date : 07 March 2022

HR tech. focus on D&I. Moonlighting.

Issue Date : 28 February 2022

Issue Date : 21 February 2022

Metaverse. Rules on remote work. Hybrid workplaces.

Issue Date : 14 February 2022

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Issue Date : 17 January 2022