Unions, employers and occupational health and safety bodies have written to the UK government to raise concerns that the Retained EU Law Bill will scrap key workplace safety protections.
Having a new chronic physical illness cuts the average person’s annual earning by £1,400 according to a new report from thinktank, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
Menopause…I know. It’s been done to death. For those women suffering, it hasn't even started.
The interlink between climate change, people’s health and the health of the planet are increasingly being recognised, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) commenting that climate change is the...
Employees with long Covid have been mistreated at work and one in seven (14%) have lost their job for related reasons, a new study has found.
A majority (82%) of UK workers have said they suffer from physical pain due to their stress levels at work, according to new research.
The NHS issued 10.4 million fit notes in 2022, a record high.
The Health and Wellbeing at Work event is back for its 17th year at Birmingham’s NEC. Here, HR magazine provides a roundup of some of the key takeaways from day two.
The Health and Wellbeing at Work event is back for its 17th year at Birmingham’s NEC. Here HR magazine provides a roundup of some of the key takeaways from day one.
Retail workers have experienced a rise in violence and abuse aimed at them since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
The World Obesity Federation has warned that more than half the world’s population, 4 billion people, will be classed as overweight or obese by 2035, if current trends continue.
We’re often told that one of the main things holding back UK business is the productivity gap – that we produce less per capita than our international competitors.
