Fit for Work is a Government-funded service providing occupational health assessments on referral from the employee's GP or employer, where an employee is absent from work for at least four weeks. It also provides advice for employers, employees and GPs on matters relating to health and work.
The idea of offering unemployed people weight-loss jabs to help them get back into work is seductive, but it needs...
The government’s Employment Rights Bill is set to bring in some profound, and welcome, reforms. But underlying issues around health,...
Institutional change rather than individual interventions is the key to unlocking a healthy, happy and productive workforce, delegates agreed at...
Nearly half of the UK workforce, or more than 10 million people, is without access to essential health support, such...
Health secretary Wes Streeting has urged the public, clinicians and experts all to submit ideas for the future shape of...
Nearly two-thirds of UK hospitality workers (65%) say they experience stress at work, with most (95%) also unable to switch...
Nearly a third (29%) of retirees say they are considering a return to paid work as living costs rise, according...
Long NHS waiting times are having a profound financial impact on UK businesses as employees end up stuck at home...
The government is being urged to develop a national workplace mental health strategy that enables businesses to better manage and...
Better awareness and understanding of the factors that can influence whether a woman is prepared to open up about otherwise...
Rates of obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are lower among British adults aged in their thirties and forties...
The school summer holiday season is now well and truly over, and workplaces are getting back to ‘normal’. But, writes...
More than eight million working-age people now report health conditions that leave them struggling to work, with the UK’s very...
More than one in 10 menopausal women has considered quitting their work because of a lack of employer support, with...
With this year’s World Mental Health Day focusing on improving mental health within the workplace, Lou Campbell outlines eight changes...
