One in five cancer patients report discrimination
Twenty per cent of cancer patients have experienced discrimination upon their return to work, Macmillan Cancer Support has found.
According...
Bupa sees rise in employees being offered flu jabs
Healthcare provider Bupa has seen the number of staff being offered flu jabs by their employer this year surpass the...
OH should take a ‘gendered approach’ to tackling mental ill health
Terms like “mental ill health” risk alienating men, and occupational health should focus on tackling more general health concerns to...
Employers press Theresa May to make mental health first aid mandatory
More than 50 leaders of some of the UK’s biggest employers have signed a letter urging the government to make...
Over-50s least comfortable talking about mental health at work
Workers aged 50 and over are the least comfortable discussing their mental health at work, suggesting that more still needs...
One in four have multiple health conditions
A quarter of people in England live with two or more mental or physical health conditions, the charity The Health...
Sedentary workers who are active outside working hours still at risk
Many employees are wrongly perceiving that having an active lifestyle outside of the workplace negates the ill-effects associated with sedentary...
Three in 10 men have experienced a work-related mental health issue
Almost one-third (29%) men who work full time have suffered a work-related mental health issue of some sort, with almost...
LGBT people avoid health checks ‘because of discrimination fears’
More than half of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have experienced depression or anxiety in the past year,...
Golf course workers more worried about injuries than sunburn
Two-thirds (68%) of outdoor workers are more worried about work-related injuries than sunburn, research into Irish golf course maintenance workers’...
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Wellbeing and health promotion
Sedentary workers who are active outside working hours still at risk
Many employees are wrongly perceiving that having an active lifestyle outside of the workplace negates the ill-effects associated with sedentary...
Golf course workers more worried about injuries than sunburn
Two-thirds (68%) of outdoor workers are more worried about work-related injuries than sunburn, research into Irish golf course maintenance workers’...
The ‘taboo’ of weight in the workplace
Weight is a personal rather than a personnel issue; the result primarily of poor lifestyle decisions outside of work, right?...
Sickness absence management
Bupa sees rise in employees being offered flu jabs
Healthcare provider Bupa has seen the number of staff being offered flu jabs by their employer this year surpass the...
Working days lost to stress increase by nearly a quarter
The number of working days lost to stress rose by almost a quarter last year, suggesting that employers need to...
Fifth of arthritis sufferers quit work because of unsupportive employers, warns charity
More than a third of people with arthritis or related conditions are out of work, with a fifth being forced...
Musculoskeletal disorders
Sedentary workers who are active outside working hours still at risk
Many employees are wrongly perceiving that having an active lifestyle outside of the workplace negates the ill-effects associated with sedentary...
Working days lost to stress increase by nearly a quarter
The number of working days lost to stress rose by almost a quarter last year, suggesting that employers need to...
Workers spend 67 days a year sitting at their desks
Eight in 10 (81%) office workers spend between four and nine hours a day sitting at their desks – equating...
Return to work and rehabilitation
One in five cancer patients report discrimination
Twenty per cent of cancer patients have experienced discrimination upon their return to work, Macmillan Cancer Support has found.
According...
One in four have multiple health conditions
A quarter of people in England live with two or more mental or physical health conditions, the charity The Health...
The ‘taboo’ of weight in the workplace
Weight is a personal rather than a personnel issue; the result primarily of poor lifestyle decisions outside of work, right?...
Mental health and stress
OH should take a ‘gendered approach’ to tackling mental ill health
Terms like “mental ill health” risk alienating men, and occupational health should focus on tackling more general health concerns to...
Employers press Theresa May to make mental health first aid mandatory
More than 50 leaders of some of the UK’s biggest employers have signed a letter urging the government to make...
Over-50s least comfortable talking about mental health at work
Workers aged 50 and over are the least comfortable discussing their mental health at work, suggesting that more still needs...
