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27/01/2012 11:15:12
Now in its 6th successful year, Health and Wellbeing at Work attracts many delegates from across the public and private sectors. Visit Validium at stand 76 to find out what solutions we can offer.
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24/11/2011 15:57:59
The Validium Group is to offer an enhanced workplace
conflict resolution service, following demand from customers for more help to prevent and resolve conflict.
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23/11/2011 09:34:00
New measures put in place by The Validium Group to reduce its environmental impact have earned it the ISO 14001 standard for environmental management.
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01/11/2011 16:03:00
Through the organisation of work-related initiatives, OH practitioners can have a key role to play in preventing the wellbeing of the nation from worsening.
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21/10/2011 14:54:47
Visit us at stand 16
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15/08/2011 12:28:05
Visit us at stand 87.
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09/08/2011 11:32:00
The unrest currently affecting the capital and various other UK cities is imposing a strain on employers and their staff who volunteer as special constables.
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09/08/2011 11:21:00
HR implements disaster planning to assist employees
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14/07/2011 15:07:35
Contact us to find out how we can support your clients following a whiplash injury through our Pain Management and Psychological Services
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04/04/2011 15:23:37
Sickness absence dropped and employee engagement rose as a result of a 2009 project on reducing stress in the workplace .
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28/03/2011 15:05:00
We are looking for motivated professionals to join our team at the leading quality EAP provider.
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12/03/2011 16:22:00
OH has a key role in support employees returning to work after long periods of absence.
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05/03/2011 14:54:00
With workloads and retirement age increasing, employers have never taken greater interest in their staff's health and wellbeing.
An Amey Plc employee, says she has lost weight and regained energy thanks to an online health questionnaire provided by Validium, Amey's employee assistance and wellbeing provider. "I'm doing more exercise, so I feel more alert and I'm sleeping better," she says. "I'm getting a full night's sleep, so when I get to work my head's actually working. I'm not feeling sluggish by three o'clock, which is what tended to happen when I wasn't eating a balanced diet. It has made a big difference."
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04/03/2011 14:24:00
Staff anxiety levels are rising in the public sector but line managers can act as the first line of defence against crisis, says Anne Payne.
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01/03/2011 15:23:00
Visit us at stand 61. Health and Wellbeing at Work is the UK’s leading event for HR and occupational health professionals, rehabilitation and therapy specialists, disability employment advisors, ergonomists and other professionals responsible for the environment, health and wellbeing of work-aged people.
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28/02/2011 10:11:00
Following its successful acquisition of PainConsultants, the highly respected pain management consultancy, The Validium Group is now in a position to provide specialist pain management solutions to employees and accident victims struggling to cope with pain.
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13/01/2011 13:53:00
While absence is usually the focus of absence management, presenteeism can pose just as much of a risk for organisations, especially during a recession. Tim Smedley wonders: can the two can be tackled simultaneously?
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20/08/2010 15:37:11
Never has it been more important for employers to engage staff to elicit the best from them. Strategies and solutions to many of the challenges facing employers at this current time can be found at Employee Benefits Live - the place where anybody involved in benefits comes to meet, greet and learn.
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10/08/2010 14:21:00
The Validium Group Limited has signed an Agreement with Dovedale Counselling Limited to take over responsibility for providing services to the employee assistance and expert witness provider’s customers.
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10/08/2010 11:28:00
Norfolk County Council, the county’s largest employer, has appointed The Validium Group to run its Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). Validium takes over responsibility for the service from BUPA Wellness and will provide the Council’s 24,000 workers with a mixture of telephone, Internet and face-to-face wellbeing services
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07/06/2010 10:00:47
We recently had to restructure and lose a third of our workforce. Several key people are planning to leave, while reduced productivity is undermining our recovery. How do we re-engage them?
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24/05/2010 14:30:00
Most employees emit clear warning signals before they become too stressed to function or attend work. I will here explain how to identify and act upon these signals.
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17/05/2010 14:01:45
WPA customers set to benefit from access to stress busting helplines and other counselling services
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28/04/2010 15:08:54
We’re delighted to announce that The Validium Group has become the first EAP and psychological rehabilitation provider worldwide to achieve ISO/IEC 27001, the globally accepted quality standard for security and also BS 25999 the industry standard for business continuity. This means you can now be confident that…
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21/01/2010 16:05:13
Visit us at stand 58. Health and Wellbeing at Work is the UK’s leading event for HR and occupational health professionals, rehabilitation and therapy specialists, disability employment advisors, ergonomists and other professionals responsible for the environment, health and wellbeing of work-aged people.
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10/12/2009 13:34:15
Validium's Head Office is moving on 11th December 2009 to new premises in Beaconsfield.
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09/09/2009 12:06:49
Whether you are looking to review your current benefits and reward packages or searching for something totally new, Employee Benefits Live offers you the opportunity to meet over 100 specialist suppliers, attend a totally FREE Conference Programme delivered by top employers and the chance to network with other industry professionals.
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26/04/2009 16:47:00
As companies begin to digest Government plans to extend paid maternity leave from six to nine months, Validium, which operates confidential telephone helplines on behalf of many UK companies, is urging businesses to review how they integrate mums back into work following a surge in calls from worried mums.
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16/04/2009 14:32:00
Medicine is always thought of as one of the most stressful careers you can have. Cath Janes says doctors should embrace that.
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14/04/2009 14:06:00
The HR Show, formerly known as The HR Solutions and Employee Benefits Show, will take place from 29th - 30th April 2008 at the Manchester Central.
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01/04/2009 14:09:00
Most employees emit clear warning signals before they become too stressed to function or attend work.
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10/03/2009 14:35:00
We don't need those horribly vivid toilet cleaner adverts to convince us that germs are all around, waiting to pounce on us at a vulnerable moment.
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01/03/2009 14:11:00
Employees can stop working at their full potential for a whole host of reasons, be it worries about caring responsibilities, money issues or simply feeling a bit under the weather.
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25/02/2009 14:38:00
As the recession deepens and anxiety takes hold, OH can play a vital role in helping staff avoid falling victim to stress.
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25/02/2009 12:43:00
The Health and Wellbeing at Work Event is the UK’s leading event for HR and occupational health professionals, rehabilitation and therapy specialists, disability employment advisors and other healthcare professionals responsible for the health and wellbeing of work-aged people.
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24/02/2009 12:48:00
The Health and Wellbeing at Work Event is the UK’s leading event for HR and occupational health professionals, rehabilitation and therapy specialists, disability employment advisors and other healthcare professionals responsible for the health and wellbeing of work-aged people.
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12/02/2009 12:51:00
Prime minister Gordon Brown may have made a "slip of the tongue", according to his spokesman, when he recently referred to the recession as a "depression", but there is no confusion about the association between economic problems and poor mental health.
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12/02/2009 12:49:00
Sally O'Reilly looks at the increasing evidence linking the economic downturn to workplace stress and mental ill health.
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01/02/2009 14:12:00
The Health and Wellbeing at Work Event is the UK’s leading event for HR and occupational health professionals, rehabilitation and therapy specialists, disability employment advisors and other healthcare professionals responsible for the health and wellbeing of work-aged people.
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31/01/2009 12:58:00
Enough of the whining and complaining - a job without pressure is a job not worth doing. Cath Janes thinks it's time to banish the doom-mongers and embrace the stress.
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31/01/2009 12:53:00
Enough of the whining and complaining - a job without pressure is a job not worth doing. Cath Janes thinks it's time to banish the doom-mongers and embrace the stress.
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15/01/2009 15:04:00
Two-thirds of workers claim they feel more stressed, run-down and prone to illness since the credit crunch - HR must take urgent action to boost the well-being and resilience of the workforce.
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15/01/2009 12:55:00
Two-thirds of workers claim they feel more stressed, run-down and prone to illness since the credit crunch - HR must take urgent action to boost the well-being and resilience of the workforce.
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30/11/2008 12:07:00
More companies are calling in experts to smooth the process and give them a caring image.
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18/11/2008 15:05:00
When distaster strikes, getting employees back to work is an essential part of the recovery process, so employers need to invest time and effort in training managers and staff to deal with traumatic situations.
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03/11/2008 15:02:00
Workers serving the public are subject to high levels of risk of physical assault, verbal abuse, and increasingly, non-verbal abuse (such as internet, text, email etc) while in pursuit of their daily duties.
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01/10/2008 13:03:00
Impending government measures are helping to focus employers’ minds on the need for efficient occupational health services, says Sam Barrett.
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30/09/2008 15:03:00
Employee Benefits Live offers you the chance to:
Network with colleagues and peers
Meet face to face with over 100 top benefits suppliers
Learn from top employers at our FREE comprehensive conference programme
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08/09/2008 00:00:00
Tackling stress and mental health problems at work will not only reap financial rewards but is vital for both employees and managers to develop their self-knowledge.
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01/09/2008 11:45:00
Allowing stress to take hold among a workforce can be costly in terms of the number of working days lost, reduced employee performance and, in the worst cases, legal action being brought against employers for breaching duty-of-care legislation.
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18/06/2008 14:00:00
While many employers have adopted the Health and Safety Executive’s stress management standards, stress-related ill health continues to be the number one cause of absence in UK workplaces.
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19/05/2008 14:02:00
Stress continues to be the biggest cause of workplace absence. What practical measures can HR take to rehabilitate sick staff, and prevent stress taking over?
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17/04/2008 14:04:00
Whether actual or perceived, workers who feel bullied can rapidly lose their self-esteem, to the extent that the situation takes hold of them before they can seek help.
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07/04/2008 12:29:00
Generation Y - individuals born after 1980 - has started to fully infiltrate the workplace. Raised by the career-minded 'baby boomer' generation (born between 1946 and 1960), this new generation is focused and ambitious in ways that are set to challenge employers.
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08/10/2007 12:22:00
Why is it important? Discrimination comes in many guises, but whatever form it takes can seriously damage your career prospects, and have a negative effect on your self-confidence and how you feel about work.
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28/09/2007 14:56:00
The Employee Benefits Exhibition and Conference, Europe’s largest benefits event, is taking place at the Business Design Centre, London on the 2nd and 3rd of October 2007.
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17/07/2007 14:57:00
The Buckinghmshire firm’s Employee Assistance Programme offers help with personal matters such as health, family, alcohol or emotional issues, and also work matters such as stress, work/life balance and workload.
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11/06/2007 15:00:00
New legislation introduced in April to allow adults with caring responsibilities to request flexible working hours does not go far enough, according to one leading HR specialist.
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18/05/2007 15:01:00
Helen Knight, a consultant with Validium one of the UK’s providers of EAP services and HR consultancy, today welcomed National Work from Home Day.
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28/09/2006 17:04:00
Everyone knows someone who wanders around the office after their annual summer break with a black cloud hanging over their head. After weeks away from the stress of work, the day-to-day routine of life can seem almost unbearable for some people
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19/06/2006 15:37:00
Validium, the integrated EAP and HR consultancy, is continuing its rapid growth with the appointment of three new members of the management team.
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17/06/2006 15:41:00
Everyone has the odd bad day at work. The train is late, the boss lands an unexpected pile of work on your desk, your computer goes on the blink and the coffee machine breaks down. But what happens when every day is bad and your frustration is escalating out of control?
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07/06/2006 15:36:00
IT IS a scene replayed in offices around the country every day of the year. A member of staff celebrates a birthday and along with the obligatory cake, receives a card with messages scrawled inside such as "Congratulations on your birthday, Grandpa" or "50 and over the hill".
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07/04/2006 15:43:00
For many companies a glitzy modern open-plan office with views of the waterfront or the city centre is the ultimate status symbol. However for some employees, working in a goldfish bowl environment has become a nightmare, according to HR and psychological health specialist Validium.
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28/03/2006 15:47:00
Validium, the integrated EAP and HR consultancy, has bought Fife based EAP provider, Solutions for People for an undisclosed sum, expanding the company’s foothold in Scotland.
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28/03/2006 15:46:00
Visit the Validium Group on stand 39 at this year’s Northern Employee Benefits Exhibition & Conference.
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08/03/2006 15:54:00
Glasgow telephone counsellors are gearing up for an influx of calls from stressed workers when the smoking ban comes into force in Scotland at 6am on Sunday 26 March.
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01/09/2005 16:43:00
Newly formed company The Validium Group Limited, a specialist provider of Organisation Support Services including Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP), stress management solutions, and training & development becomes one of a handful of companies in their sector worldwide that has achieved BS EN ISO9002.
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08/08/2005 16:49:00
As exam results loom with Scottish Highers announced on 9 August 2005 and A Levels on 18 August, leading HR & psychological health specialist, Validium, is gearing up for an influx of calls to its telephone helplines from concerned parents across the country.
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16/06/2005 16:45:00
Validium Director, Dr Wolfgang Seidl delivered a professional development workshop at this year’s Employee Assistance European Forum (EAEF), which took place in Helsinki, from 16 to 17 June 2005, providing an opportunity for Europe’s leading Employee Assistance (EA) professionals to share best practice within the industry.
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14/01/2005 16:49:00
Imagine it’s late one Saturday night, you’re at home in front of the TV when your partner rolls in drunk. Angry words are exchanged, insults fly and suddenly it all gets just a little bit physical.
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26/11/2004 17:09:00
We are delighted to announce that Jim Appleby, head of Contact Centre for Barclays UKCF, based in Manchester, is the winner of the luxury gift set.
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21/10/2004 12:57:00
CJM2004 "Improving Confidence in Justice"
The Annual Criminal Justice Management Conference
QEII Conference Centre, London
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08/10/2004 13:01:00
Validium is to attend The CCA 10th annual convention and exhibition on 24th and 25th November, 2004.
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08/10/2004 13:00:00
We are delighted to announce that Justine Latter, Compensation & Benefits Specialist at Synstar, based in Bracknell, is the winner of the latest Sony DSCT1 compact digital camera.
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06/10/2004 16:51:00
Validium, the integrated EAP provider and specialist HR consultancy, has launched a new 'Return to Work' Programme, which has already provided successful results.
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06/10/2004 13:03:00
Validium, the integrated EAP provider and specialist HR consultancy, has launched a new 'Return to Work' Programme, which has already provided successful results.
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01/10/2004 16:52:00
Validium is booked to attend The Employee Benefits Conference on 6th and 7th October, 2004.
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01/10/2004 13:07:00
Validium is booked to attend The Employee Benefits Conference on 6th and 7th October, 2004
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01/04/2003 17:10:00
The Validium Group Limited, based in Amersham, Bucks, UK, appears to be the first Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) provider worldwide to achieve the BS EN ISO9001 standard. Validium, a specialist provider of Organisation Support Services including EAP, stress management solutions, and training & development has raised its game by upgrading its existing BS EN ISO9002 certification to BS EN ISO9001.
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01/03/2003 17:28:00
Validium started off 2003 with filming at Hampden House (not quite as extensive a production as that for the remake of 'Goodbye Mr Chips', starring Martin Clunes and shown over Christmas, which was also filmed at Hampden House) .
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18/03/2002 17:13:00
In March 2002 Validium MD, Mike Shaw received the Investor In People Award on behalf of the company.
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09/04/2001 17:15:00
During April 2001, Validium moved from their original location in Amersham to premises in Hampden House, Great Missenden.
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01/02/2001 17:17:00
In February 2001 Validium directors, Mike Shaw and Anne Payne, were both awarded the Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP) qualification.
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14/11/2000 17:19:00
Having made history by becoming the first EAP in the world to achieve the first independently auditable international Social Accountability standard, SA8000, Validium presented a paper at the 29th International EAPA Conference at the New York Hilton.
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16/03/2000 17:21:00
The Validium Group is the world’s first, officially recognised, ethical service provider. Following an independent assessment by certification organisation SGS Yarsley International in February, the Amersham-based provider of Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) has become the first service company to be registered against the international standard for ethical and social accountability, SA 8000.
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31/10/1999 17:23:00
The Validium Group Limited, based in Amersham, Bucks, UK, appears to be the first Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) provider worldwide to achieve the BS EN ISO9001 standard.
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31/10/1998 17:25:00
Newly formed company The Validium Group Limited, a specialist provider of Organisation Support Services including Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP), stress management solutions, and training & development becomes one of a handful of companies in their sector worldwide that has achieved BS EN ISO9002.