As workplace safety gains focus due to rising aggression towards frontline teams and in-store theft, HR leaders must prioritise mental wellbeing, to combat absenteeism and burnout.
Wellbeing washing is when companies say all the right things on LinkedIn, but don’t genuinely care about their employees' wellbeing. Instead, they implement cheap, ineffective support to improve the...
Nine in 10 employees do not know that the best way to save the life of someone considering suicide is to ask them directly whether they have a plan to end their life, according to research by social...
With employees reporting that they are increasingly concerned about their finances, we asked whether HR should offer employees saving account benefits.
The UK government has announced plans to give full-time workers the right to request a four-day work week, the Telegraph reported (30 August).
Employers may be increasingly offering sabbaticals to their staff, studies suggest. We asked HR leaders how employers can successfully introduce sabbaticals.
The trade union Unison has encouraged its branches to speak to employers about Mpox and how they can protect employees from the virus.
Most employers (58%) do not have an in-depth understanding of their employees’ health and wellbeing needs, according to research commissioned by the insurer Towergate Health and Protection (20...
We delve into the latest book releases for HR professionals.
Women in frontline roles are facing a mental health crisis. How can managers address this?
The GMB union has called for an investigation into Amazon's working practices, after 1,400 calls for ambulances were made to Amazon’s warehouses over the past five years, The Observer reported on 17...
One in four pregnancies in the UK end in miscarriage. This issue is present in our workforce. But are we having challenging conversations about it, out loud?