Wellbeing

A recent SOM/Royal College of Nursing webinar offered occupational health practitioners valuable advice on how to manage Covid-19 outbreaks as...

The good news is musculoskeletal care for working-age people is widely considered a priority area by clinical commissioning groups, a...

Work environment risk factors for MSDs
Ergonomic improvements and stress reduction interventions are likely to cut the prevalence of sickness...

The Ministry of Justice has published its quarterly update on employment tribunal statistics revealing an 18% increase in single claims...

Some work processes, notably pavement cleaning, can expose workers to pathogens and the risks of diseases associated with animals. Neelum...

The proportion of employees working from home exclusively has risen after the government revised its guidance around where people should...

With fewer people in the office and the increased likelihood of lone working and online abuse, there is a heightened risk of sexual harassment.

Employers need to recognise the risks of loneliness and isolation in our newly socially and physically distanced workplaces as well...

Occupational Health & Wellbeing’s Professor Anne Harriss is the first non-physician to assume the presidency of SOM, the Society of...

Employers must put a greater emphasis on meeting individual needs when planning an employees’ return to work following mental illness....

Notttingham Trent University has launched a study that seeks to understand ‘presenteeism’ and why people continue to work while unwell....

Jobs search engine Adzuna says the number of remote jobs including management roles is up by 147% with IT leading the way.

Partners at professional services giant Deloitte in the UK are set for a 17% pay cut because of the Covid-19 pandemic's impact.

Ten years ago, the Equality Act 2010 consolidated discrimination laws into a single piece of legislation. We highlight 10 key...

With so much economic strife on our doorstep HR leaders will have to take a deep breath and confront the difficult issue of company insolvency.