Staff in the UK are amongst the world's happiest, despite low ONS satisfaction scores

Even though the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found work provided the lowest satisfaction scores in the UK Government’s ‘Happiness Index’, British staff are among the world’s happiest. Dutch...

Happiness Index: UK population is 'generally happy' - but satisfaction scores drop when asked about work

Three quarters of adults in Great Britain rated their own life satisfaction with a score of seven or more out of 10, according to a research report published by the Office for National Statistics –...

Employers join forces with Mind to address mental health at work

Employers including Barclays, Deloitte, Marks & Spencer and Veolia have joined forces with the mental health charity Mind to form solutions for managing mental health at work in a new report published...

Happy talk: 34,000 Brits tell ONS national wellbeing should be measured

People in the UK believe that national well-being should be measured, stating health, friends and family, and job satisfaction as some of the key things that should feature in the measurements,...

Government wants flexible working for all employees to help tackle mental health issues

The Government is to launch a consultation to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees as part of a strategy to transform the mental health and wellbeing of the nation.

One in five UK office workers unhappy with job

Over 20% of UK office workers are unhappy with their job and over a quarter wouldn't recommend their employer, new research has suggested.

A fifth of young Londoners have gone into work drunk

A survey of 21-26 year olds has suggested that a fifth of young employees have attended work still under the influence of alcohol from the night before.

Mental health in the workplace

The economic climate has been a major contributor to high stress levels and 'recession depression.' Stress has been cited as the biggest cause of long-term sickness absence and the British way of...

Half of employers don't recognise depression as valid illness

Half of employers don't see depression as a valid reason for time off.

Four out of five European managers are concerned about stress in the workplace

Concern about psycho-social risks such as stress, violence and harassment is increasing in European organisations, the first findings of a new health and safety survey in Europe have shown.

Women more stressed working for eachother

Women who work for a female supervisor reported more stress and physical symptoms of ill health than women who have a male boss.

Job satisfaction and colleagues make happiest workers

Being interested in the job and having good relationships with colleagues makes employees happiest, according to a new City and Guilds survey.

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