Mental health

Almost three-quarters of employees are stressed about their finances, with two-fifths unprepared for financial emergencies.

Number of disability discrimination cases received by Acas for early conciliation from employment tribunals increases by 40.7%.

About 100 branches face closure although chief executive has said there was not a ‘definitive’ view on how many branches were needed.

Manager summarily dismissed after covert phone recording with HR was shared with the CEO awarded €10,000 for unfair dismissal.

Almost two-thirds (64%) of UK workers admit to drinking alcohol for work-related reasons, primarily to cope with job stress, pressure...

GPs will be asked to stop sick notes that sign people off work and instead refer them to job coaches or the gym, under a new government pilot scheme.

Four out of 10 call centre workers (40%) say they expect to have to quit their role because of poor...

When ‘the people team’ – HR – breaks, the whole business suffers. Tracey Paxton makes the case for why HR...

Almost a quarter (23%) of workers aged 16-24 rate their mental health as poor, and are most likely to report work has negative impact (34%).

Almost nine in 10 HR professionals do not feel supported with their mental health at work, according to a survey.

So much work happens virtually and via screens that employees increasingly report feeling lonely. Mark Leisegang examines how employers can...

Almost half (44%) of unpaid carers who work have found their mental and physical health has got worse since taking on caring responsibilities.

A quarter of workers believe their job has a negative impact on their health, according to research from the CIPD....

While 68% of workers say their employer is supportive of their family needs, this rises to 90% for those with back-up childcare.

The rate of sickness absence continued to fall in 2024, with employees losing on average 4.4 days of work per year.