UK workers cannot afford time off for illness

Employees also lack of knowledge of how sick pay works, assuming they'll receive their normal salary

We test... Mental Health First Aid training

Mental health is still taboo in the workplace. We find out, firsthand, how to spot someone is struggling and be a first line of defence

Embrace stress to build resilience

We can't completely eradicate stress but we can fundamentally change our relationship with it

UK Plc has a long way to go in creating a wellbeing culture

While employers understand the importance of talent, UK plc still has a while to go in becoming a wellbeing culture

Navigating a changing debt advice landscape

HR professionals must be clued-up on how to identify the best support for vulnerable employees

Over-ambitious workers make others insecure

A third (31%) admitted to sending emails outside of office hours to signal to others they have been working

Wellbeing intentions and reality don't match

Only 38% of employees participated in a wellbeing activity or health-related management programme in the last year

Stress and inactivity: 27 days lost per employee per year

The national average is 23.5 days of productive time per employee lost

Mindfulness: Substance or smokescreen?

Mindfulness is everywhere – but does the practice stand up to medical scrutiny?

Working carers: a problem for organisations?

There is still an assumption that becoming a working carer is basically a problem – both for the organisation and for the individual. But they should be viewed as an opportunity, says Leah Tomkins

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Lessons from the cricket pitch: recovering from a setback

Professional athletes draw strength from games they lost to triumph in the next match – you should too

Workplaces should give employees a purpose to increase happiness

Speaking at the Intellispace BCO half day conference, Paul Dolan identified two types of happiness