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.
Health secretary Wes Streeting has urged the public, clinicians and experts all to submit ideas for the future shape of...
A bailiff who brought a miniature Yorkshire terrier with her to work as an ‘emotional support dog’ has lost a claim for disability discrimination.
Nearly two-thirds of UK hospitality workers (65%) say they experience stress at work, with most (95%) also unable to switch...
The government is being urged to develop a national workplace mental health strategy that enables businesses to better manage and...
What does an occupational health service in police and fire and rescue services look like and what should it include?
Understand more about what an OH service in the emergency services, including police and fire and rescue, should include.
Kavitha Sivasubramaniam looks at how employers can identify and support staff who may be struggling with alcohol and drug addiction.
With this year’s World Mental Health Day focusing on improving mental health within the workplace, Lou Campbell outlines eight changes...
A UK-wide occupational health mental health ‘hub’ should be created to help tackle the “unprecedented” levels of mental ill health...
Dame Carol Black, chair of the new government occupational health taskforce, is set to be at the heart of high-level...
Patrick Ismond, head of diversity and inclusion at the RSPCA, will present a session on inclusivity at Employee Benefits Live 2024.
Nearly two-thirds of businesses (64%) say they have seen a rise in absenteeism because of employee mental ill health, yet...
Four out of five tradespeople (82%) say they have experienced stress, anxiety and mental ill health because of their work,...
All employers have a responsibility to educate their employees about suicide prevention, including how the language around it has changed,...
Work is the third biggest source of stress for employees in the UK, behind lack of sleep and money worries, new research from Ciphr reveals.
