Another new life coaching scheme is to be launched in London, reports the Evening Standard. Those who are currently unemployed and on benefits will be offered free life coaching sessions to help them re-evaluate their lives and motivate them to get back into work. A report about the scheme, entitled ‘Mentors For job Seekers’, said read more »

An article on The Telegraph website today advises on how to bounce back after redundancy. Unemployment levels are at their highest since 1995, with 266,000 people being made redundant in the last three months of 2008. However, many have found that redundancy has given them an opportunity to re-evaluate their life and step off the read more »

Fathers are to get more parental leave under a new shake up of maternity leave legislation, reports the Guardian. As parental roles continue to shift, and mothers are no longer always the one to stay at home and look after the baby, which was not reflected in the current legislation. Fathers are to receive a read more »

Unemployment has topped 2 million this week, this highest for 12 years, an article over at The Telegraph is trying to put an optimistic spin on the current economic climate. with levels of anxiety and stress on the rise for many, even dentists have reported they’re seeing more people suffering problems from grinding their teeth read more »

The new welfare being brought in by the government will help many people, according to an article over at the Guardian website today. The new welfare proposals will mean that much more help will be available for those who’ve recently been made redundant, and to assist with mortgage payments and provide more opportunities for training. read more »

Further knock-on effects of Britain’s deepening obesity crisis have been revealed, with the news that 2,000 people are claiming benefits for being unable to work due to being obese, reports The Telegraph. These benefit claims are costing £9.4 million a year for the tax payer, and make up 0.8% of those claiming incapacity benefit, with read more »

In the current economic crisis, it seems as if money is the source of all happiness, but being rich doesn’t make you happy, says a report on the Telegraph website. Government research from the last 50 years shows that affluence does not increase happiness, and can in fact trigger mental health problems, as people feel read more »