Hot topic: Mental and physical health parity

Business leaders and unions have called for the government to ensure parity of treatment for mental health in the workplace through obliging employers to offer mental health first aid, with...

Being mindful of migraines in the workplace

A large proportion of the people seeking help from The Migraine Trust are looking for support with workplace issues

Mental health support for male employees

Men are often described as a ‘hard to help’ group in relation to engagement with health issues

Sadiq Khan reveals plans to support working parents of premature babies

The mayor of London has announced plans to introduce premature and neonatal leave at City Hall, and has called on other employers to match his policy

Health at work: How to support your employees

Employers can no longer afford to pretend that those working for them are not devoting their lives to their jobs

Getting better value health checks

Many of the existing offerings may offer little benefit to individuals, employers and the overall healthcare budget

Employers must go beyond awareness-raising on mental health

Organisations must go beyond awareness-raising and start taking more practical action to tackle mental illness, according to mental health campaigners Jonny Benjamin and Neil Laybourn

Beware the H&W generational divide

?Employers should stay up-to-date with changing attitudes towards health in the workplace, according to founder of Well Aware Rebecca Fairbrother

Analytics on employee benefits still lacking

Businesses advised to analyse data at their disposal, such as claims, absences or health risk assessments

Employers must do more to tackle sleep deprivation

Public Health England and BITC have launched a new guide to help companies tackle work-related insomnia

Employees with hearing loss face stigma at work

56% of people with hearing loss feel that opening up about it will negatively affect their career