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Nic Paton

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Nic Paton is consultant editor at Personnel Today. One of the country's foremost workplace health journalists, Nic has written for Personnel Today and Occupational Health & Wellbeing since 2001, and edited the magazine from 2018.

    • Fit for Work
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    Uncertainty over law hampering legal use of medical cannabis

    by Nic Paton 20 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 20 May 2025

    A growing number of UK employees are now legally using medical cannabis to manage conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety...

    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety

    Employers ‘worryingly’ ignorant about stress risk assessments

    by Nic Paton 20 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 20 May 2025

    Employer awareness, understanding and compliance with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stress risk assessment requirements remains “worryingly” low, a poll...

    • Mental health conditions
    • Latest News
    • Mental health

    Awareness weeks fuel spike in demand for mental health support

    by Nic Paton 19 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 19 May 2025

    Demand from employees for support around mental ill health rose by 10% in the weeks following Mental Health Awareness Week...

    • Employee relations
    • Ethics
    • Data protection

    ‘Polygamous working’ is a minefield for HR

    by Nic Paton 14 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 14 May 2025

    ‘Polygamous working’, or secretly holding down more than one full-time job, may be on the rise, especially with remote or...

    • Counselling
    • Latest News
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Data highlights positive link between group income support and return to work

    by Nic Paton 14 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 14 May 2025

    Nearly three-quarters of workers (72%) who had to take time off for illness last year but were also working for...

    • Latest News
    • Sickness absence management
    • Reproductive health

    Period pain and absence harm women’s pay and progression

    by Nic Paton 13 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 13 May 2025

    Four in 10 women feel that the impact of period pain and menstrual symptoms has knocked their pay and progression...

    • Compassionate leave
    • Absence
    • Cancer

    Cancer carers feel pressure to return to work early

    by Nic Paton 13 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 13 May 2025

    Almost half of cancer carers (48%) say they felt pressure to return to work as soon as possible after taking...

    • Fit for Work
    • NHS
    • Mental health conditions

    Healthcare workers prioritise mental health support in new jobs

    by Nic Paton 12 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 12 May 2025

    Three-quarters of healthcare workers (76%) prioritise access to mental health support when evaluating job opportunities, a poll has argued.
    The...

    • Shared parental leave
    • Latest News
    • Family-friendly working

    Government urged to commit to wholesale review of parental leave

    by Nic Paton 6 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 6 May 2025

    Academics, unions and charities have combined to call on the government to carry out a comprehensive review of parental leave,...

    • Right to work
    • Latest News
    • Global mobility

    Government could limit work visas for some nationalities

    by Nic Paton 6 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 6 May 2025

    The government is set to announce plans to restrict work and visa applications from nationalities that it is felt are...

    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions
    • Latest News

    Two-thirds of school leaders suffering mental ill health

    by Nic Paton 6 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 6 May 2025

    Nearly two-thirds (65%) of school leaders and head teachers say their mental health has been harmed in the previous 12...

    • Latest News
    • Information & consultation
    • Knowledge management

    Half of workers waste two hours a day looking for stuff

    by Nic Paton 6 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 6 May 2025

    More than half of workers (53%) waste up to two hours a day simply trying to find information critical to...

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Mental health

    Employers urged to do more to tackle loneliness

    by Nic Paton 1 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 1 May 2025

    Employers are being urged to take a more active role in addressing loneliness inside and outside the workplace.
    Research from...

    • Auto-enrolment
    • Latest News
    • Retirement

    Millions at risk of retiring under-pensioned

    by Nic Paton 30 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 30 Apr 2025

    Millions of people in the UK are at risk of reaching retirement significantly ‘under-pensioned’, a report has warned.
    The research...

    • Latest News
    • Mental health
    • Career breaks

    Increasing burnout fuelling demand for sabbaticals

    by Nic Paton 30 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 30 Apr 2025

    Almost half (42%) of the UK workforce wants to be given access to sabbaticals, with demand being driven by rising...

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