Sickness absence management

The number of people able to access workplace-based group risk policies rose by more than half a million last year,...

People check their bank balance more frequently than they do their body for possible warning signs of cancer, an NHS...

Psychiatrists have called on the government to put in place better mental health support for NHS frontline staff.
The call...

The government is expanding a scheme to enable people to access healthcare in the community or closer to their homes...

Technology remains one of the biggest stressors in the workplace, a poll has argued, with more than half of workers...

Returning to work is the top ‘practical’ concern for employees going through a cancer diagnosis, research has found.
The poll...

Businesses employing disabled people are complaining they are owed hundreds of thousands of pounds by the government, and fear they...

Nearly half of UK employees (43%) did not take even a full week off work last year, a survey has...

Employers and workplace health professionals are urging the government to do more to encourage employers to invest in support for...

Companies employing drivers are being warned they need to proactively monitor and risk manage for type 2 diabetes, as those...

More than a quarter of workers (28%) believe their employer is ineffective at managing workplace stress, according to a poll....

Healthcare staff could go door-to-door within communities to tackle sickness, ill-health worklessness and absence from work, as part of the...

Rising levels of sickness are taking a toll on many workplaces, research has suggested, with employers reporting increased absence affecting...

The number of working days lost to asthma and respiratory illnesses has soared since the pandemic, with a 153% increase...

Four research projects aiming to reduce health-related economic inactivity and ill-health worklessness are to get a £7m cash injection between...