The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is often misunderstood as irrelevant, or a panacea for all ills when abroad in the EEA/EU. The travel press is littered with examples of how the 'EHIC didn't...
Organisations should work harder to fully integrate their HR, occupational health (OH) and health and safety strategies, according to wellbeing expert Dame Carol Black.
Helping businesses promote positive mental wellbeing throughout society is one of the big challenges of our time. One in four people experience a mental health condition such as stress, depression and...
By 2030, it is estimated 40% of the working age population will have at least one long-term chronic condition. Strategies around the management of such conditions need to have increased focus in...
The rise in social sharing and e-commerce will force organisations to become more transparent in 2015, according to a workplace report.
Less than half (46%) of women working in retail say they don't feel well looked after by their employers, according to research by income protection specialists Unum.
A quarter (24%) of UK businesses would extend health screening into full genetic screening for employees, according to research by Astellas Pharma.
The first social housing, homelessness and care sector benchmarking survey of 2015 was published this week, and it’s certainly made for interesting reading.
Maximising the mental health of staff should be the “critical aim of businesses,” Stephen Bevan, director of the Centre for Workforce Effectiveness at the Work Foundation, has said.
Employers need to increase the flexibility of sickness absence policies, according to a report by Lancaster University’s The Work Foundation.
Over a third (36%) of employees say they want their employer to provide support on retirement planning, given the pensions changes coming into effect on 6 April.
Remuneration issues raised in the Corporate Governance Code are certainly relevant to public services, and it is time they were debated.