After Covid, return to office, performance pressure keep Gen Z stressedNearly 70% of the people from a sample of over 10,000 seeking counselling support from mental health service provider Amaha in 2023 were yo...
07 Dec, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
Moonlighting: How working a second job can be hazardous for your health and careerDoctors in Hyderabad have treated several patients who suffered brain and heart-related ailments due to moonlighting, a practice in which p...
12 Apr, 2023, 12.12 PM IST
Bipolar Day: How much can poor mental health cost a company?Since mental illnesses at the workplace could be hard to spot, not least because the issue is seldom discussed openly, they can harm a comp...
30 Mar, 2023, 05.59 PM IST
Pandemic fatigue is taking a toll on mental health of prosDr Pratima Murthy, director at Bengaluru-based National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Nimhans) says that the prolonged unc...
17 Jul, 2022, 12.51 AM IST
‘I Weep All the Time’: Trauma lasts beyond India’s Covid peakWhile India’s coronavirus outbreak has infected 29 million and left more than 350,000 dead, the effect on citizens’ mental health has sprea...
15 Jun, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
Companies offer extra holidays to keep staff in good spiritsCompanies are also taking feedback from team heads and company psychiatrists to see if an employee is overworking, or if she is tackling de...
06 May, 2021, 08.15 AM IST
Companies like RPG Group, Dalmia Cement, Marico, Panasonic, Vedanta, PwC, KPMG, and upGrad going the extra mile to help staffDalmia Cement (Bharat), for instance, has removed monetary limits and other restrictions on medical reimbursements for employees affected b...
26 Apr, 2021, 04.36 PM IST
Return-To-Work Blues: Rising anxiety among professionals beckoned to officeMental health consultants like Optum, Innerhour and Heart to Heart Consulting Centre have been flooded with calls complaining of severe anx...
24 Mar, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
Pandemic blues: Rise in cases of anxiety and depressionThe perceived fear of a second wave, chronic fatigue, not getting time off from work, minimal social interactions and even worries around t...
29 Dec, 2020, 10.50 AM IST
Covid pandemic would lead to food insecurity; govt, businesses need to work together: ReportMany global economies had never faced anything similar to Covid pandemic since the great depression, the report argues.
14 Dec, 2020, 02.59 PM IST
Grocery store work, customer-facing roles linked with increased Covid-19 infection risk, says studyThose in supervisory roles were six times more likely to get infected.
03 Nov, 2020, 07.27 PM IST
92% Indian professionals prefer talking to a robot than their managers to discuss stressGlobally, 80% of the workforce is open to having a robot as a therapist.
07 Oct, 2020, 05.25 PM IST
Retail trade suffers Rs 15.5 lakh cr business loss due to COVID-19: CAITIndia's retail trade has suffered a business loss of about Rs 15.5 lakh crore in past 100 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, traders' body ...
19 Jul, 2020, 09.26 PM IST
Covid, job fears take heavy toll on cooped-up professionalsThe Covid-19 pandemic is causing increased panic attacks among India’s working professionals.
16 May, 2020, 12.19 PM IST
Why companies need a role-based model in the Covid-19 paradigmWhile companies grapple with survival and customer retention, even as stress and burnout, job insecurity, retrenchment, downsizing, emotion...
14 Apr, 2020, 03.34 PM IST
Is work from home stressful? Companies rope in psychiatrists, experts for counsellingMicrosoft, P&G and Deloitte are among companies that have sought professional assistance to help employees tackle the turmoil due to social...
26 Mar, 2020, 06.51 AM IST
Covid-19: Companies rope in psychiatrists, experts for emotional counselling of work from home employeesMicrosoft, P&G and Deloitte are among companies that have sought professional assistance to help employees tackle the turmoil due to social...
26 Mar, 2020, 12.43 AM IST