Tag Archives: Mental health

Bustling shops, pubs, libraries and banks can all help knit together a thriving community and prevent loneliness by getting people out and about and talking to each other. But nearly 20,000 of these vital hubs have closed since before the pandemic. Whether we are shopping online or using self-scan tills …

A Scottish postman was not racially discriminated against by an English colleague who told him “I can’t understand you” –  because he was just talking too fast, an employment tribunal has ruled. Pete McCalam accused Royal Mail manager Alan Wiggs of being a “little bit racist” because he repeatedly told …

Members of the CWU took on the Burrator 5K to raise awareness and funds for mental health charity, Mind Postal workers from Plymouth have raised hundreds of pounds for a mental health charity amid ongoing strikes. Many of the posties from the West Park Delivery Office took on the challenge …

A Royal Mail worker who had almost £4,000 of sick pay illegally docked by a manager she accused of bullying has won the cash back after taking her bosses to a tribunal. Pamela Gray was signed off work with anxiety and stress after learning that her new boss at Bo’ness …

A serving member of the Australian navy reserve has given shocking evidence at a royal commission of how she was sexually assaulted as a recruit. A serving member of the Australian navy reserve has given harrowing evidence to a royal commission of her sexual assault at the hands of a …

More Singaporean workers are saying it is essential for companies to have diversity and inclusion (D&I) policies, with a significant number of younger Singaporeans saying they have experienced non-work-related discrimination. Over two-thirds of respondents (76%) said that companies’ D&I policies are vital, according to Indeed’s ‘Future of Work’ report. A …

It’s a well-cemented rule that the royal family avoid giving interviews with the media, but that could change in the wake of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s groundbreaking tell-all with Oprah. According to the Daily Mail’s Sebastian Shakespeare columnist, Prince William, 38, has “privately made clear” he will go against …

Australia is facing a hidden epidemic of loneliness, which is driving up rates of depression and anxiety and causing people to die years before they should. With hundreds of thousands of people feeling desperately alone, researchers and mental health professionals are sharpening their focus on the negative effects of loneliness, …

The father of a tragic war hero who served alongside Harry has called for the prince to have his military roles reinstated. Derek Hunt says he still has the firm support of serving soldiers and veterans who need him “to fight their corner”. Harry was stripped of his military appointments …

There was an instant attraction when Linda Mitchell met Glen, a former firefighter, in a North London pub in 1998. They were both living locally, and Linda fell for his wicked sense of humour and the fact that the ex-emergency services worker was rather easy on the eye. ‘When Glen …