Wellbeing and health promotion

The number of people dying of heart and circulatory diseases before the age of 75 has risen for the first...

Nine in 10 skin cancer deaths could be prevented if employers and employees took precautions to avoid sun damage –...

For many businesses, their office is just “there”, a functional place to put their computers, kit and people. But the...

Wellness programmes do little to improve overall health or reduce costs, but could help employees become more active or lose...

Three-quarters of ill health-related presenteeism and absence in 2018 came from factors that employers could have influenced or addressed, according...

Whatever happens long-term with Brexit, employers are already facing an increasingly challenging recruitment and retention environment as more EU citizens...

We may all be increasingly connected to our smartphones, but delivering phone-based health and wellbeing benefits has to be about...

Cost, concerns about value for money and a lack of knowledge about what occupational health involves are among the reasons...

Sitting for long periods of time during the day has been linked to around one in 10 deaths each year...

Construction workers’ desire for a sun tan is putting them at risk of skin cancer, a study has found, prompting...

Women in mentally-tiring jobs are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who suffer from little or no...

Type 2 diabetes could be a “reversible condition”, researchers have suggested, after a study found a third (36%) of people...

Three years ago, food manufacturer Nestlé UK adopted a pets-at-work strategy. Allowing dogs to come to work with their owners...

In our connected, “always on” age it is increasingly difficult to separate work and personal life, to create genuine work-life...

Last year’s sweltering summer weather may feel like a distant memory right now. But, with global warming meaning hot summers...