Wellbeing

Company condemned for failing to monitor hours worked by staff.

Smoking outside offices could soon be banned under new legislation, according to the government.

Tony Blair confirms commitment to push through Compensation Bill.

Catering firm Brakes Group has ditched occupational health supplier Bupa and signed a contract with rival company Active Health Partners.

Employers need to work harder on cutting sickness absence and getting their staff back to work, according to Lord Philip Hunt, parliamentary under secretary for the Department for Work and Pensions.

Ensure your people and business are protected by carrying out a thorough risk assessment.

All pain – no gain. If employees' mental health problems are ignored, organisations will end up paying the price, so Ross Bentley finds out what you can and should do to help employees with a mental illness

The presumption that doctors will sort out absence management problems is "a cop out" by employers who should be doing more to tackle the issue, according to the British Medical Association (BMA).

Research has uncovered the damaging effects of redundancy on older workers.

Hundreds of employers offer wellbeing incentives such as gym membership or healthy canteen options, but what difference do these make ifthe culture is already rotten? Sally O’Reilly finds out

An independent complaints body is to be set up for military personnel and their relatives.

Tony Blair admits to concern over Lords ruling on asbestos compensation.

NHS employees take twice as many sick days a year than private sector workers, official figures have revealed.A survey of...

Size is the real reason behind public sector absence levels

Employer support for working parents has come on leaps and bounds in recent years, allowing staff to better balance work...