Stress
Fewer staff taking time off for mental health, poll finds
The propotion of workers taking time off because of poor mental health has fallen to 28% from 36% last year,...
Febrile mood will lead to sackings, whistleblowing and disputes
As the UK heads into a worrying winter, Charlie Thompson examines the risks for senior teams as they manage the...
‘Psychological contract violation’ affects police mental health, study finds
Employers need to take more responsibility for the ‘psychological contract’ they have with their employees, especially in occupations affected by...
Alcohol & drug misuse
Occupational Health & Wellbeing research round-up: September 2020
Fifth of doctors consume “potentially hazardous” levels of alcohol
Twenty per cent of doctors in a survey of 109 working...
Drug and alcohol abuse ‘a health concern, not just disciplinary issue’
CIPD: need for investment in training, support programmes and access to occupational health advice around drug and alcohol misuse is greater than ever.
Test employees for illegal drug use, urges Tory mayor candidate
Shaun Bailey called for every business in the capital with more than 250 employees to routinely check workers for illegal substance use.
Sickness absence
Why home workers who are ill should not work
With the onset of colder weather, inevitably the number of people with common colds and flu will rise, in addition...
Healthcare staff need more information to treat ‘long Covid’
Research from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has argued that people suffering from ‘long Covid’ – or often...
Governments told to prioritise tackling rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions
Governments across Europe are being urged to create a comprehensive strategy to tackle rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions, which currently affect...
Fit notes
Workplace health Green Paper now expected ‘later this year’
The government’s workplace health Green Paper is now expected to be published “later this year”, the Department for Work and...
Rise in stress-related fit notes prompts call to investigate causes
Employers have been urged to do more to uncover the root causes of absence, after it was revealed the number...
Top 10 HR questions October 2019: Right to be accompanied
Should employers give employees the right to be accompanied to meetings under a redundancy procedure?
Such a meeting could ultimately...
Mental health
HR in universities: “One day is never the same as the next”
Joanne Marshall has recently become the chair of Universities Human Resources, a body that supports people professionals across the higher...
Supporting mental wellbeing in the workplace
PROMOTED | Supporting the workplace wellbeing of employees is no longer a fringe human resources interest for a minority of employers...
Fewer staff taking time off for mental health, poll finds
The propotion of workers taking time off because of poor mental health has fallen to 28% from 36% last year,...
