Sickness absence management

There is a “significant” gap in perceptions and expectations around health and wellbeing benefits between employers and employees, a survey...

People with mental ill health need to be better supported at work rather than “written off”, the Society of Occupational...

As many as one in seven NHS staff (14.38%) experienced physical violence from patients, their relatives or other members of...

A fifth of bereaved employees (21%) would have liked more time off to manage and work through their grief.

A more proactive approach to employee health could prevent 100,000 people from falling out of work over the next five...

Five years on from the Covid-19 pandemic, its impact on mental health and wellbeing is still being felt, especially on...

The government is to roll out work coaches to enable more people out of work because of sickness or disability to regain access to employment.

Employers need to be better at recognising, and supporting, the differing physical and mental health needs of women throughout their...

A third of NHS doctors (35%) are so tired that their ability to treat patients is impaired, according to a report from the Medical Defence Union.

Parliamentarians come together in a new APPG to discuss how work, and workplaces, can be better used to make us healthier.

A third of workers aged 55 and over (32%) have taken time off sick with poor mental health, with older...

Low pay, poor working conditions, air pollution and insecure housing all harm people’s mental health, a report has suggested, whereas...

Fostering a culture of openness and awareness, promoting healthy lifestyle choices and, crucially, ensuring managers are well-educated and well-trained can...

The microscopic particles emitted from certain types of commonly fitted brake pads can be more toxic than those found in...

Guidance to protect midwives from excessive nitrous oxide exposure has been published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
The...