Employees who spend too much time engrossed in obsessive thoughts, problem-solving or worrying about the future are more likely than their peers to experience stress, anxiety and depression. Practicing mindfulness can help employees think differently and engage more fully with the world — and be more productive at work.
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is a practice that focuses our innate ability to be fully present in the moment and aware of what we’re sensing and feeling1. When we’re mindful, we pay attention to where we are and what we’re doing, without judgement and without overreacting to what’s happening around us.
Mindfulness programmes help employees better manage stress
The need for mental health support is high:
- A Gallup report finds that 44% of employees report stress each day2
- The World Health Organization reports a 25% increase in anxiety and depression globally3
We support a healthy work/life balance with online tools from LiveWell. LiveWell offers multilingual on-demand articles and tools, to help employees create positive changes in the workplace, adapt and find job satisfaction.
Support the holistic wellbeing of global employees
UnitedHealthcare Global is diligent about creating holistic offerings to support the whole person. With that in mind, we provide access to the Calm app as part of our Europe BeHealthy plan. Other programmes include My Wellbeing, an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and Financial Wellbeing.
Together, these programmes are designed to create an interconnected group of services that can help boost a member’s physical, mental, social and financial knowledge, with the effect of improving their overall wellbeing.
Contact us to get started with our BeHealthy plans.
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Sources:
1: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/mindfulness-exercises/art-20046356
2: Gallup. June 2022. State of the Global Workplace: 2022 Report
3: World Health Organization. COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide. who.int/news/item/02-03-2022-covid-19-pandemic-triggers-25-increase-in-prevalence-of-anxiety-and-depression-worldwide. 2 March 2022.
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