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...
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.
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.
HR magazine columnist and HR Most Influential UK Thinker Stephen Bevan has received an international award for his contribution to the field of mental health.
Half (51%) of UK workers want to feel more cared for by their employer, according to research from pensions and insurance firm Friends Life.
Workers aged 30-49 are suffering from the worst health and wellbeing in the workforce, taking more sick days than any other age group, according to research by AXA PPP healthcare.
More than half (52%) of UK HR professionals now regularly engage with their staff to gain an insight into their mental wellbeing, research by PMI Health Group has revealed.
A group of academic experts is urging employers to combat the negative impact of prolonged sedentary office working.