Work can have a significant impact on people’s mental health. Employers can help to foster a mentally healthy workplace, for example by taking action to prevent and manage stress and training line managers on mental wellbeing.
The number of working-age people with young-onset dementia is significantly higher than previously thought, new figures have suggested.
More than three-quarters of low-paid workers feel that this is the worst financial period they have ever faced.
Doctors suffering from burnout are far more likely to put patient safety at risk and leave their jobs, new analysis has found.
Construction firms have been encouraged to check in with employees about their mental health ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day this weekend (10 September).
Guidance from Acas outlines where suspension is necessary, as well as some alternatives HR can consider.
Health and wellbeing has been priority for employers since the arrival of Covid-19, but do they truly understand what employees are worried about most?
With this Friday (9 September) being ‘Stand up to Cancer Day’, employers are being reminded that hybrid working can leave...
New prime minister Liz Truss has been urged to prioritise tackling the ‘profound’ public health challenges facing the country.
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The UK’s mental health support system could be left “on the brink of collapse” by the cost of living crisis this autumn, mental health organisations have warned.
The fallout from the pandemic has continued to fuel demand for mental health support, including counselling, a survey has found.
Nearly half of UK workers feel their mental health is suffering because of longer working hours and growing job insecurity.
NHS leaders have warned that the cost of living crisis risks turning into a health emergency if left unchecked.
Just how prevalent is mental ill-health at work? What problems does it create and what actions might employers take?
What does research into hybrid working benefits and costs find? Jessica Chauhan looks at how it might affect wellbeing.
With the onset of the football season, stress could begin to escalate – but there are techniques to relieve it, such as cycling perhaps. Adam McCulloch continues his series of light-hearted takes on HR themes
