Sickness absence management

Dame Carol Black, chair of the new government occupational health taskforce, is set to be at the heart of high-level...

Recovering addict turned therapist Fiona Peacock explains the dangers of alcohol ‘sensitisation’ in the workplace.
As an addiction therapist as...

Four out of five tradespeople (82%) say they have experienced stress, anxiety and mental ill health because of their work,...

Nearly two-thirds of 18-34-year-olds (65%) know less about their dental health than they do about their mental health, illustrating the...

Careful consideration must be given to how NHS health checks are implemented and communicated and how confidentiality is maintained.

Pain tends to be the most prevalent and severe symptom reported by individuals with long Covid, according to a study.

Next week will see a series of events and activities being run by SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, as...

As many as 4.3 million people could be languishing out of work because of sickness and ill health by the...

There will be more than 900,000 cancer deaths in the UK by the end of the new government’s first parliamentary...

Trust in vaccines remains mostly high among people aged 50 to 70, yet understanding about vaccination is “concerningly” low among...

The government has set up a ‘Labour Market Advisory Board’ to tackle rising levels of worklessness, including because of ill...

The cost-of-living crisis has been devastating for many people with mental health problems, a charity has warned.
The report from...

Now that Mpox has been declared a public health emergency of international concern, employers, especially those with a globally mobile...

SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, has published a guide for employers and occupational health professionals on supporting the health...

While employers are increasingly waking up to the problem of presenteeism, too many still operate in state of blissful ignorance...