Wellbeing

The government has not ruled out the prospect of giving employers tax incentives to offer occupational health (OH) services to...

Anne-Marie Balfour advises employers of their obligations towards employees who are breastfeeding

More and more organisations offer formal schemes to help troubled staff. But do these initiatives really add value, or are they interfering with workers' personal lives? Virginia Matthews reports.

Health and safety training for foreign workers

The adverse health effects of being out of work include higher rates of mental health problems than the general population, as well as an increased likelihood of suicide

An employee who claimed he was fired for having a heart attack has been awarded £41,000 for unfair dismissal. Alan...

Car dealer Ford Retail has cut long-term sick leave among its workforce by a massive 83% since hiring its first...

The ban on smoking in public places in Scotland has claimed its first commercial scalps, with leisure firm Rank announcing it will cut 200 jobs across the UK

Sleep deprivation is reaching epidemic proportions as Brits are napping in the most unusual places and situations, a study reveals today

London's Metropolitan Police Service has launched a new stress awareness programme for its top staff and officers to help them and their teams deal with the ever-increasing pressure they face.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has called on companies to "get a life" and concentrate on serious safety risks at work rather than sensationalising trivial concerns

During the warmer summer months, the temptation is greater than ever to escape the office at lunchtime for a cold...

Insurance claims for skin cancer could overtake asbestos, according to legal experts

The number of people killed at work has dropped to its lowest level ever, statistics published yesterday show.

Denize Bainbridge recently became occupational health manager at Hampshire County Council. She was previously principle nurse co-ordinator for Royal Mail....