Aircrew with cancer pursuing MoD for compensation – report
Third in north west fear ill health will force them from workforce
More than a third of workers (35%) in the north-west of England fear deteriorating health and ill health could force...
Supporting employees through substance abuse
Supporting and managing employees struggling with addiction or substance abuse requires a clear policy and approach, but most of all...
With HR absence rising, is your people team at risk of breaking?
When ‘the people team’ – HR – breaks, the whole business suffers. Tracey Paxton makes the case for why HR...
How employers can support cancer carers better
Following a diagnosis of cancer, it is vital employers step up to support those caring for their loved one. Effective...
Two-thirds of workers still struggling to access GPs for health needs
Almost two-thirds of UK employees (62%) say they are still finding it difficult to book a doctor’s appointment and as...
Half with MS have left a job because lack of support
Half of people (50%) living with multiple sclerosis (MS) say they have left a job because of factors relating to...
Uncertainty over law hampering legal use of medical cannabis
A growing number of UK employees are now legally using medical cannabis to manage conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety...
Employers ‘worryingly’ ignorant about stress risk assessments
Employer awareness, understanding and compliance with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stress risk assessment requirements remains “worryingly” low, a poll...
Awareness weeks fuel spike in demand for mental health support
Demand from employees for support around mental ill health rose by 10% in the weeks following Mental Health Awareness Week...
Wellbeing and health promotion
Supporting employees through substance abuse
Supporting and managing employees struggling with addiction or substance abuse requires a clear policy and approach, but most of all...
Uncertainty over law hampering legal use of medical cannabis
A growing number of UK employees are now legally using medical cannabis to manage conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety...
Employers ‘worryingly’ ignorant about stress risk assessments
Employer awareness, understanding and compliance with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stress risk assessment requirements remains “worryingly” low, a poll...
Sickness absence management
Third in north west fear ill health will force them from workforce
More than a third of workers (35%) in the north-west of England fear deteriorating health and ill health could force...
Supporting employees through substance abuse
Supporting and managing employees struggling with addiction or substance abuse requires a clear policy and approach, but most of all...
With HR absence rising, is your people team at risk of breaking?
When ‘the people team’ – HR – breaks, the whole business suffers. Tracey Paxton makes the case for why HR...
Musculoskeletal disorders
Gen X storing up health problems by failing to exercise
Workers in their forties and fifties are becoming less likely to do regular exercise, so potentially storing up health problems...
Keep Britain Working review urging employers to ‘tell us what works’
The Mayfield review is urging employers and workplace health professionals to engage with it about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to healthcare interventions.
Half of adults globally set to be obese or overweight by 2050, warns shocking new study
More than half of adults globally and a third of children and adolescents will be overweight or experiencing obesity by...
Return to work and rehabilitation
Aircrew with cancer pursuing MoD for compensation – report
Some 180 current and former armed forces’ aircrew with cancer are pursuing the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for compensation because...
Third in north west fear ill health will force them from workforce
More than a third of workers (35%) in the north-west of England fear deteriorating health and ill health could force...
Supporting employees through substance abuse
Supporting and managing employees struggling with addiction or substance abuse requires a clear policy and approach, but most of all...