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.
Occupational health can be a pivotal resource employers look to for help and guidance when responding to the death of...
The cost-of-living crisis has been devastating for many people with mental health problems, a charity has warned.
The report from...
For employees working away from home, especially abroad, loneliness and isolation can be a real issue, and can have an...
SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, has published a guide for employers and occupational health professionals on supporting the health...
Two-thirds of employees are using wrong and potentially harmful terms to discuss suicide, according to MHFA England.
While employers are increasingly waking up to the problem of presenteeism, too many still operate in state of blissful ignorance...
With demand for mental health support rising, proper assessment always needs to be your starting point when working to help...
The risk of developing a serious heart problem can be doubled by having a demanding office-based job, according to new research.
Younger employees – those aged 18 to 34 – are driving demand for workplace health benefits, a poll has suggested,...
Employers are being urged to offer more support for lonely workers globally after research reveals 20% experience feelings of loneliness.
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of trainee doctors consider themselves to be at ‘high’ or ‘moderate’ risk of burnout, according to the...
Our CPD article looks at the challenges occupational health and wellbeing professionals perceive in their roles and the skills needed...
A Jet2 flight attendant who quit work in a row about her “extreme” haircut has lost her bid for £22,000 in compensation.
Accounting professionals are facing a ‘mental health emergency’, according to an industry tracker.
More women than men experience burnout, and report lower financial resilience, according to a poll.
The survey of 1,020 people...
