Stressed from work? Accenture has trained staff to help colleagues

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Accenture senior manager Gigi Su, 37, working from home as her son Zachary Wu, five, doodled on her cardboard work desk on Friday.

Accenture senior manager Gigi Su, 37, working from home as her son Zachary Wu, five, doodled on her cardboard work desk on Friday.

ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

Calvin Yang

When employees at professional services company Accenture need to talk about their work stress, they know they can count on colleagues who are equipped to help.
The firm has 186 trained mental health allies across the region, including 159 in Singapore. Since the Covid-19 pandemic started, this group has increased its frequency of training sessions virtually.
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