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.

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.

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

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...

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is to hold a live, interactive web seminar tomorrow to advise employers how to deal with the swine flu pandemic.

Parity Training has enhanced its employee benefits package to add private medical insurance and a raft of risk benefits.

The Co-operative Group and the Co-operative Financial Services are to upgrade their occupational health provision.

Unilever is well aware of the business benefits of a healthy workforce. It should do - it is on its third initiative, a year-long pilot of health checks involving 2,000 staff.

It is very hard to define what a health and wellbeing policy is and even harder to assess what contribution it makes to employee performance and company profitability.

It makes sense for employers to promote healthy living to staff. But how gender-specific does the message have to be to reflect the sexes' differing attitudes to health?

It was exactly two years ago this month that the Government's ban on smoking in the workplace single-handedly presented companies with a zero-cost way of tacking staff ill-health.

Employers are increasingly using community pharmacists in an effort to keep their workers healthy - spurring other healthcare providers to improve their offerings.