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.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can be effective in managing workplace stress, but it is not the only solution. Dr Paul...
Employers need to be proactive about supporting employees going through divorce, argues Karen Matovu, clinical leader of psychological workplace solutions,...
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is one of the reasons for increased workplace absenteeism in the winter months. Employers should take...
Nearly a quarter of UK employers say they have encountered seasonal affective disorder (SAD) in the workplace.
A poll of...
The recent case of Easton v B&Q seems to offer reassurance for employers about failure to foresee occupational stress. But...
The NHS has a poor record on employee health and wellbeing, which, in turn, has had a disastrous impact on...
Presenteeism, or people struggling into work when unwell, costs the UK economy twice as much as absenteeism, a leading workplace ...
While military personnel are known to thrive on stress in conflict, evidence is mounting of mental health problems in civilian...
Despite the many professional and lifestyle benefits associated with wearable technology, employers need to consider its potential to disrupt employees’...
The recent Germanwings crash has raised the issue of correctly handling mental illness in the workplace. Andreas Lubitz is suspected...
The University of Bradford had to invest in the health and wellbeing of its staff in order to achieve strategic...
According to a recent report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, “almost one in four British adults… experience a diagnosable...
An employment tribunal has found that a sergeant’s comments to a police officer returning to work after a stress-related absence...
Stress has become a major concern for UK employers. It is now the second most common cause of absence from...
Dr Mark O’Connor gives his view on how GP federations can transform the role of GPs by supporting employees as...
