Stress
CIPD’s Peter Cheese: HR’s role in improving mental health
On World Mental Health Day, HR teams have been reminded of the scale of the mental ill health “epidemic” and...
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Mandatory reporting would improve staff mental health, a third of firms say
Almost a third (30%) of employers think mandatory reporting of workplace mental health statistics would help make organisations more accountable...
Alcohol & drug misuse
Top 10 HR questions September 2019: The effect of a leap year on pay
There will be an extra working day in 2020 for many employees, so does the leap year mean extra pay?...
Is this the strangest way to make people redundant?
A collective redundancy announcement is perhaps one of the hardest parts of an HR professional’s job. No one wants to have to tell people they’re losing their role through no fault of their own...
Stressed staff turn to ‘unhealthy’ coping mechanisms over professional help
Many workers who feel stressed are turning to unhealthy coping mechanisms such as alcohol and “stress eating” rather than seeking...
Sickness absence
MPs to examine impact of endometriosis on women
A group of MPs is to launch an inquiry into women’s experiences of endometriosis, after research found thousands have had...
Education and coaching can significantly reduce migraine in staff, Swiss study finds
Employer-provided education and coaching services can significantly reduce the impact migraine has on the workforce, a study has found.
Pharmaceutical...
More than a fifth of engineers take time off because of mental health
Almost one in five engineers has lost a colleague to suicide, while more than a fifth have had to take...
Fit notes
Bupa and Optima Health partner to bolster occupational health access
Health insurance and healthcare provider Bupa has partnered with OH provider Optima Health in a move designed to expand access...
Top 10 HR questions July 2019: Spent convictions
There are limits to the circumstances in which employers can take a candidate’s past criminal convictions into account when deciding...
NICE guidance urges better communication of sickness absence policies
Organisations should implement and clearly communicate policies for reporting and managing sickness, according to new guidance from National Institute for...
Mental health
Thirty leading companies sign up to mental health commitment
Barclays, Royal Mail, and John Lewis pledge to promote staff wellbeing and good mental health.
Around 300,000 leave work because of mental health, minister claims
An estimated 300,000 people with mental health conditions fall out of work every year, the minister for disabled people has...
CIPD’s Peter Cheese: HR’s role in improving mental health
On World Mental Health Day, HR teams have been reminded of the scale of the mental ill health “epidemic” and...
