Call for a national OH service to tackle rising sickness absence
Employers need to step up on wellbeing provision, says OH body
There needs to be a ‘step-change’ in how employers manage and prevent employee sickness, according to the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM).
Managing risk assessments for employees who are deaf or have hearing loss
Risk assessments for employees who are deaf or have hearing loss may not always be straightforward. But, writes Dan Morgan-Williams,...
Sickness absence soars to nearly two weeks per head in 2025
Average UK employee takes 9.4 days' sickness absence in 2025, a record high and a 62% increase on pre-pandemic levels, according to CIPD.
Jobcentres more about benefits than work, say MPs
Rather than places where people are helped to find work, Jobcentres have “become centres for monitoring compliance with benefit conditions”,...
Director with cancer treated unfairly over pay, rules tribunal
A finance and IT director who was diagnosed with cancer experienced harassment when he was denied a pay increase and...
Connect to Work scheme to benefit 15 areas with £338m funding
DWP announces funding for Connect to Work to deliver tailored support to over 85,000 people in 15 areas of England.
Working with pesticides linked to higher risk of respiratory illness
People working with pesticides can be at higher risk of respiratory illnesses, and this may often go undiagnosed, research has...
Third of employees ‘anxious’ about lack of workplace first aiders
A third of employees (34%) feel anxious about having a lack of trained first aiders in their workplace, according to...
Personnel Today Awards 2025 shortlist: Health and wellbeing
We profile the work done by all our finalists in the Personnel Today Awards 2025 health and wellbeing category.
Wellbeing and health promotion
Working with pesticides linked to higher risk of respiratory illness
People working with pesticides can be at higher risk of respiratory illnesses, and this may often go undiagnosed, research has...
Third of employees ‘anxious’ about lack of workplace first aiders
A third of employees (34%) feel anxious about having a lack of trained first aiders in their workplace, according to...
Personnel Today Awards 2025 shortlist: Health and wellbeing
We profile the work done by all our finalists in the Personnel Today Awards 2025 health and wellbeing category.
Sickness absence management
Call for a national OH service to tackle rising sickness absence
The UK needs to establish a national occupational health service alongside the NHS to help tackle, and support, the rising...
Sickness absence soars to nearly two weeks per head in 2025
Average UK employee takes 9.4 days' sickness absence in 2025, a record high and a 62% increase on pre-pandemic levels, according to CIPD.
Director with cancer treated unfairly over pay, rules tribunal
A finance and IT director who was diagnosed with cancer experienced harassment when he was denied a pay increase and...
Musculoskeletal disorders
Police uniforms don’t fit the bill, research reveals
Police officers say uniforms are unfit for purpose, restrictive and contribute to health issues, according to Lancaster University research.
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.
Return to work and rehabilitation
Call for a national OH service to tackle rising sickness absence
The UK needs to establish a national occupational health service alongside the NHS to help tackle, and support, the rising...
Employers need to step up on wellbeing provision, says OH body
There needs to be a ‘step-change’ in how employers manage and prevent employee sickness, according to the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM).
Jobcentres more about benefits than work, say MPs
Rather than places where people are helped to find work, Jobcentres have “become centres for monitoring compliance with benefit conditions”,...