Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology and health at Lancaster University, says that presenteeism (coming to work while unhealthy or working unnecessarily long hours) may be as bad for...
Why is health and wellbeing so important for productivity in the workplace? And what does it mean for a company’s bottom line? KATIE JACOBS explains all, with a look at the whats, whys and hows of...
It’s the curse of health and wellbeing that it can often be seen as fluffy, rather than a strategic business imperative. And this means it can be tricky to get buy-in from the top, or any hard cash...
It’s no big secret that employee wellbeing and engagement are almost inextricably linked,
It’s likely many of your employees made a new year’s resolution to give up smoking/drinking/eating junk food/being lazy. It’s equally likely many of them have fallen off the wagon between then and...
Most employees spend the vast majority of their time in the workplace – but the wrong kind of environment could be damaging their health.
We need organisational structures that combine hierarchies and networks
The relationship between employee and line manager may well be the most important one when it comes to workplace wellbeing. Line managers are best placed to spot signs that employees may be struggling...
HR directors should explicitly link wellbeing with employee engagement in order to drive performance and convince leaders of the need to invest in both, a report from the Engage for Success movement...
I have been a fan of 'The Boss' for more years than I care to remember, having first seen him and the mighty E Street Band on The River tour in 1981.
Ninety percent of Generation Y employees do not intend to stay with any given employer for more than five years, according to research by the London Business School (LBS).
HR executives fear losing top talent and culture clashes when dealing with large-scale mergers and acquisitions, according to Mercer’s 2013 Global M&A Ready Survey.