Cancer patients feel unsupported at work

?More than a quarter (27%) of cancer patients who are employed when diagnosed receive no support to help them return to work, according to Macmillan Cancer Support

Workers uncomfortable with employers interfering in their lives

Employees want boundaries between their work and personal lives amid fears of ‘Big Brother’ cultures

Menopause support still lacking at UK workplaces

Three out of five (59%) working women between the ages of 45 and 55 who are going through the menopause say it has a negative impact on them at work, according to the CIPD

On-site benefits: How far is too far?

Many are introducing on-site perks that mean employees almost never need to leave. Are these well-meant attempts to engage staff or do they create a dangerous pressure?

Back to basics... Employee cancer screening

Our back to basics series brings you top tips from industry experts on the bread and butter areas of HR

Adapt office behaviour to help eating disorder sufferers

This week is Eating Disorders Awareness Week, an opportunity for employers to recognise the impact that passing comments and work events involving food can have on those struggling

Disabled people frozen out of work

Almost three-quarters (73%) of disabled workers in the UK have stopped working because of a disability or health condition, according to disability charity Leonard Cheshire

We have a duty to redesign jobs

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

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

Less than a fifth of employers taking action on mental health

As MPs debate mental health first aid in parliament, new research reveals that companies aren’t doing enough to tackle employee stress and mental wellbeing