Stress
Maintaining digital wellbeing in the time of coronavirus
The weeks of lockdown highlighted the massive importance that technology now has in our lives, personal and professional. But, as...
Poor data and skills hampering ability of employers to evaluate wellbeing
Employers are being hampered in their ability to assess the effectiveness of wellbeing initiatives by a lack of good quality...
Everyday demands creating mental health crisis among nurses and midwives, finds report
The everyday work pressures experienced by nurses and midwives is having a significant impact on their mental wellbeing and the...
Alcohol & drug misuse
Putting workplace drug and alcohol testing in the spotlight
How effective is random drug and alcohol testing, especially outside the safety-critical environment? And with cannabis oils now complicating the...
One in four turns to alcohol to cope with work pressure, especially when working from home
Employees are more likely to turn to alcohol when experiencing work-related stress at home than switch off their work phone,...
Smokers urged to quit to reduce risk of coronavirus complications
Smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be urged to stop smoking immediately or risk complications if they contract...
Sickness absence
Poor data and skills hampering ability of employers to evaluate wellbeing
Employers are being hampered in their ability to assess the effectiveness of wellbeing initiatives by a lack of good quality...
NHS to launch coronavirus recovery support service
The NHS is to launch an on-demand coronavirus recovery service aimed at supporting people with long-term breathing problems, mental health...
Occupational health practitioners: look after yourselves, as well as the workforce
With workload and pressures spiralling for occupational health both inside and outside the NHS, Neil Loach argues it is vital...
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
Supporting neurodivergent staff in the post-lockdown workplace
Matthew Trerise and Angela Armstrong discuss the challenges neurodivergent people may experience when returning to the workplace post-lockdown, with practical...
Redundancies vs reduced hours: Juggling workloads through coronavirus
As furlough fades and redundancies rise, Jonny Gifford examines how workloads differ across the labour market and suggests how reducing...
Maintaining digital wellbeing in the time of coronavirus
The weeks of lockdown highlighted the massive importance that technology now has in our lives, personal and professional. But, as...
