Staff working three extra days each month

Almost one in eight (79%) office-based staff work on average 20.4 hours (almost three full working days) beyond their contracted hours each month, sapping their productivity and wellbeing

International hiring – it's about social connectedness

Investing in the social integration of international hires can provide employers with a winning edge

Spotting your mental health red flags

In a new series of wellbeing columns Karen Beaven offers advice to others in HR

Linklaters' German staff set their own hours

In our new series of international case studies we learn from HR initiatives at organisations around the globe

Three lessons from The Productivity Summit

Speakers shared ways organisations can help tackle the workplace productivity crisis

We have a duty to redesign jobs

We’re productively damaging our futures – mortgaging our later years by burning out in our earlier years

Shorter working week could tackle UK productivity issues

New research finds no correlation between long working hours and productivity

Employee mental health pressures at highest-ever level

Mental health awareness has risen but practical support from employers is still falling short, our webinar found

25 million affected by money worries at work

Almost all UK employees (94%) have money worries, with 77% saying it affects them at work, according to research from Close Brothers Asset Management

How businesses can support staff with cancer

HR professionals must support both employees themselves and other managers and team members who will be affected by a cancer diagnosis

New tool measures EAP effectiveness

A new tool calculating the return on investment (ROI) of employee assistance programmes (EAPs) has been launched, as employers struggle to collect wellbeing data

Case study: Tailoring a health and wellbeing strategy

The workforce at Arconic’s Kitts Green site weren’t engaged with health interventions, so HR created a strategy around their specific wellbeing needs