The average full-time worker only takes 22 days of their average 25 days allocated leave, according to research from Reed.
With a rapidly ageing workforce, health conditions such as dementia should not be a barrier to having a full, fulfilling and extended working life.
Only one in five (21%) organisations believe they have the correct wellbeing policy in place, according to Edenred’s 2015 Wellbeing Barometer.
More than 40% of employers believe fit notes are not helping employees return to work, according to research from the Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF).
Business leaders in the manufacturing industry are increasingly concerned about long-term sickness absence, but many do not have the systems in place to deal with it, according to the latest...
Director of the Work Foundation’s Centre for Workforce Effectiveness Stephen Bevan will discuss how HR directors can best build a business case for wellbeing in HR magazine’s live web TV debate on...
An expert statement on the impact of prolonged sitting in the office has been published today by the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM).
Up to three million people are estimated to be on long-term sick leave or unable to work because of back pain, according to research by Nuffield Health.
We all know that a healthier workforce is a more productive workforce. As well as generating a greater output in the working day, healthy employees should have fewer days off work.
It's estimated there are now more than 700,000 people of working age living with cancer, making it an issue that employers can no longer afford to ignore.
Companies must not overlook the health and wellbeing of senior leaders, chief people officer at Virgin Media Maurice Daw has told HR magazine.
Having a healthy and high performing workforce is vital to success in an increasingly competitive business world. But all too often wellbeing isn't viewed as a boardroom issue.
