A third of employees would consider leaving a company due to wellbeing concerns, according to research commissioned by employee benefits company Unum.
The use of wearable technology to track employee wellbeing can significantly increase employees' productivity, according to research by Goldsmiths, University of London.
Most employers know that an engaged workforce is more likely to be a more productive one, but less acknowledged is the link between engagement and the health and wellbeing of staff.
HR magazine wants to know what our readers are doing to address employee health and wellbeing, and whether it is being taken seriously at the highest levels of business.
Employers should reconsider rewarding employees with alcohol if they want to see improvements in staff wellbeing and performance, the head of NHS Employers has said.
Disengaged and unwell employees cost the UK economy £6 billion in 2012, according to a major new report out today.
Office parties: a potential backdrop to alcohol-fuelled photocopier ‘incidents’, excruciating dance-floor displays and bleary-eyed mornings after. And many an HRD will be breathing a sigh of relief...
I have been researching workforce health and wellbeing for almost 20 years. I have looked at the causes, costs and consequences of sickness absence, presenteeism, patterns and at the trends in...
Almost 80% of 18-24-year-olds think it is acceptable to get drunk in front of workmates, despite over half admitting they have done something they regret as a result of drinking too much after work,...
The UK’s first national subjective wellbeing report published this week highlights the positive effect of having a job on people’s ‘happiness’.
Little is known today about the impact of remote, mobile and flexible working on employee health and wellbeing. Sales staff driving hundreds of miles a week, home-based ‘teleworkers’ and mobile...
Boardrooms of UK and global businesses are about to get a lot more active as over 30 top CEOs and business leaders take part in the inaugural Leader Board Triathlon Challenge for Sport Relief to take...
