‘Mental health days’ could be key to improving wellbeing and workplace stress in the legal sector, according to health and wellness non-profit Westfield Health. Citing the Junior Lawyers Division’s 2018 wellbeing survey which saw more than 82% of junior lawyers reporting regular or occasional stress, and a further 26% severe or extreme stress, Westfield has underscored the long hours, heavy workloads and high expectations which contribute to mental health issues among legal practitioners. A ‘mental health day’ off work can help support employee wellbeing, as can stress reduction schemes and workplace wellbeing programmes, says Westfield’s director of wellbeing Richard Holmes.
13 August 2018
Workplace wellbeing wish list
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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