Stress
OH needs to work more with other professions on wellbeing strategies, says SOM
Occupational health professionals should get more involved in the provision of wellbeing services and need to work more with other...
Few employees using mental health and wellbeing benefits
Almost half (49%) of employers agree that poor mental health is the biggest health and wellbeing challenge they are facing,...
‘Commit to mental health first aid in party manifestos’, politicians urged
Politicians have been urged to commit to putting mental and physical first aid on an equal footing if they win...
Alcohol & drug misuse
Top 10 HR questions November 2019: IR35, Christmas parties and PILON
Pending a review announced by chancellor Sajid Javid, reforms to the IR35 rules are due to be extended to the...
PwC cracks down on office drinking
Consulting firm PwC has introduced new rules around when and where employees can drink alcohol in the office.
Under the...
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?...
Sickness absence
Poll highlights misunderstanding about cancer survival rates
The majority of people think that cancer patients cannot live for years after their diagnosis, research has found.
According to...
Swathes of women taking long-term leave for female health symptoms
Around half of working-age women have had to take long-term absence at some point during their working life, while 15%...
Terrorism witnesses need psychological help sooner, study finds
People affected by terrorist attacks need to access to more immediate psychological help, research has recommended.
A study into the...
Fit notes
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...
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...
Mental health
OH needs to work more with other professions on wellbeing strategies, says SOM
Occupational health professionals should get more involved in the provision of wellbeing services and need to work more with other...
Terrorism witnesses need psychological help sooner, study finds
People affected by terrorist attacks need to access to more immediate psychological help, research has recommended.
A study into the...
Few employees using mental health and wellbeing benefits
Almost half (49%) of employers agree that poor mental health is the biggest health and wellbeing challenge they are facing,...
