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Mental health

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.


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    • Commuting

    Cycling to work helps commuters avoid heart disease and cancer

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jul 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jul 2024

    People who cycle to work have a higher life expectancy and are more likely to avoid major illnesses, a study over 18 years has found.

    • Mental health conditions
    • Mental health
    • Wellbeing

    Having control over working patterns improves wellbeing

    by Nic Paton 16 Jul 2024
    by Nic Paton 16 Jul 2024

    Giving workers input and control over their working patterns results in improved wellbeing and job satisfaction.

    • Disability discrimination
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    • Latest News

    People with bipolar facing stigma at work

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jul 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jul 2024

    Six in 10 people (57%) with bipolar feel a lack of understanding about the condition acts as a barrier for them at work.

    • Expatriates
    • Stress
    • Europe

    Employers must confront election misinformation and growing risk levels

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jul 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Jul 2024

    Organisational resilience and business continuity under threat from new wave of geopolitical volatility.

    • Latest News
    • Mental health
    • Domestic abuse

    Euro 2024: Employers must support employees facing domestic abuse

    by Jo Faragher 28 Jun 2024
    by Jo Faragher 28 Jun 2024

    One in five employees could be coping with domestic abuse, with the Euros championship potentially putting them at extra risk.

    • Stress
    • Latest News
    • Staff monitoring

    Timesheets add to stress, study shows

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024

    According to new research, the UK is the third most stressed workforce in Europe when it comes to time-tracking.

    • Stress
    • Latest News
    • Working life

    UK HR professionals struggling with work-life balance

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jun 2024

    HR professionals in the UK are struggling with their work-life balance, a study has found.

    • Stress
    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News

    Hybrid workers more productive and less stressed

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jun 2024

    Hybrid workers are more motivated, productive and less likely to be feeling burnt out, research has found.

    • Carers
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    • Mental health

    Lib Dems pledge mental health checks at key life stages

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jun 2024

    The Lib Dems have pledged to fund mental health checks to reduce levels of long-term sickness.

    • Police
    • Stress
    • Latest News

    Met Police’s actions contributed to officer’s suicide, coroner rules

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jun 2024

    A Met Police officer died by suicide after the actions of her employer contributed to the decline in her mental health, an inquest has found.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Stress
    • Disability discrimination

    Detective pressured back to office wins reasonable adjustments case

    by Rob Moss 30 May 2024
    by Rob Moss 30 May 2024

    Met police officer pressured to return to the office despite heart condition wins disability discrimination and harassment tribunal case.

    • Absence
    • Fit for Work
    • Fit notes

    Plans to overhaul fit note system announced

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2024

    Rishi Sunak is set to announce plans to move responsibility for issuing fite notesfrom GPs to “specialist work and health professionals” in England.

    • Stress
    • NHS
    • Latest News

    NHS U-turns on secondary care mental health support cuts

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Apr 2024

    NHS England is set to withdraw funding for secondary care staff to access mental health support provided by NHS Practitioner Health.

    • Stress
    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances

    Tube driver who opened wrong doors wins unfair dismissal claim

    by Jo Faragher 8 Apr 2024
    by Jo Faragher 8 Apr 2024

    A Tube driver who opened the doors on the wrong side of the station was unfairly dismissed but will not receive compensation.

    • Stress
    • Latest News
    • Leadership

    Better training the key to tackling manager burnout, study suggests

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Mar 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Mar 2024

    Excessive workload, poor time allocation, and lack of training were identified as the major triggers for stress, found the study.

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