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Plunky’s All-Stars set for final match
- 27/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The final Plunky’s All Stars charity football match will take place on 28 June at the Football Development Centre in Norwich. A decade after the first match, the game will be played to raise awareness around mental health after full-time fireman Carl Mills took his own life in 2022. The charities supported [...] -
Commercial drivers feeling the pressure
- 16/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A quarter of UK van drivers have experienced mental health issues last year, while two-thirds felt overwhelmed at least once a month. According to a study by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles of 1,000 UK van drivers, the cost of living crisis was cited as a leading cause of stress (54%), followed closely by work-life [...] -
Fix Auto backs World Mental Health Day
- 10/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
As part of Fix Auto UK’s on-going celebrations after securing its first 100 fully certified Mental Health First Aiders, the network is putting its full weight of support behind World Mental Health Day by adopting the ‘Tea & Talk’ initiative designed to encourage colleagues to take a break and simply [...] -
Fix Auto UK celebrates 100th Mental Health first aider
- 22/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto UK has announced that its 100th individual has successfully completed their Mental Health First Aid England course. The milestone has been completed less than 18 months after the network became the first in the industry to launch the initiative, with the aim of ensuring everyone within head office and at [...] -
Ben marks World Wellbeing Week
- 26/06/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive charity Ben is marking World Wellbeing Week by highlighting the importance of health and wellbeing. It has emphasised the value of looking after mental health and physical health, warning that one can have a direct impact on the other. This, says Ben, is where wellbeing comes in. Wellbeing is [...] -
Ben produces wellness watchlist
- 19/05/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive charity Ben has enhanced its services to the industry by putting together a list of warning signs employers can look out for that could indicate mental health struggles within its workforce. Ben, which provides a range of support services to those within the industry, suggests that the first sign of [...] -
Mirka increases focus on employee well-being
- 23/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Mirka UK is introducing a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, which places health and well-being at the heart of the organisation to ensure sustainability, stability, and staff retention. At the time of Covid-19, when employees were working from home, the company recognised that the unprecedented situation [...] -
Ben broadens service with text support
- 12/01/2023
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Ben has broadened the support it offers to those in the automotive industry by introducing a new text service that is available day or night to colleagues in a crisis. Introduced in partnership with Shout, the new service provides those struggling with free, confidential support whenever they need it. To access the [...] -
Autotech Academy to enhance wellness support
- 12/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autotech Academy has marked World Mental Health Day by pledging to train its internal team to identify the early signs of mental health and know the routes available for support. Since its launch in January last year, Autotech Academy, a division of employment and training solutions company Autotech Group, has [...] -
Copart kicks off Ben awareness days
- 16/09/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart has launched a series of Ben Automotive Industry Charity Awareness Days across its sites. The days are intended to offer colleagues an opportunity to speak to members of the Ben Outreach team to find out more about the wide range of health and wellbeing support services available to them. The days are [...]
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