Macmillan Cancer, Nationwide and Ford to offer help for managers dealing with cancer sufferers at work

Macmillan Cancer Support has launched a scheme to provide guidance to HR professionals on how to help employees affected by cancer.

Staff who have a lot on at work are too quick to think they are suffering from stress

Employees have been criticised by a professor of health for being too quick to describe them as suffering from 'work stress'.

Musculoskeletal problems account for nearly half of all absences from work in EU

Muscle and joint pain costs businesses in Europe up to 240 billion a year, new research reveals.

Employers are best placed to encourage healthy lifestyles, say world health experts

The World Heart Federation, The World Health Organisation and The World Economic Forum have joined forces to call on governments and employers worldwide to make their workplaces healthier.

Gro Company sees positive results from offering staff health screening

The Gro Company is offering health screening at its head office to give its employees a sense of their overall health.

Employers plan to spend more on staff healthcare

Despite the economic downturn employers are increasing their spend on healthcare benefits.

Specsavers' new website aims to keep HR and staff up-to-date on all matters eye-related

Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has launched a new website with the aim of making the purchase of eyecare easier for HR staff.

NHS staff sickness absence: a special case for treatment

Yesterday an independent review advised the NHS to focus on the critical issue of the health of its workforce.

Staff stress problems largely ignored by managers

Workplace stress is slipping under the management radar in the UK, with 71% of employees unable to raise their concerns with line management, new research reveals.

Report calls on NHS to act now to address critical problem of its workforce's health

A sea change is needed if NHS employers are to reap the benefits of return on investment in health and wellbeing, according to an independent review of the health of NHS staff.

Best Doctors enters flexible benefits market

Employers can now offer staff health information and a medical second opinion as part of a flexible benefits package.

Staff well-being is worth the investment say employers

Snapshot research from employers in the public and private sectors by the Institute of Employment Studies (IES) reveals more than half believe employee wellbeing is 'more important' to them in the...