A funeral home discriminated against and unfairly dismissed an employee with cancer, a tribunal has ruled.
HR and business leaders play a vital part in providing much-needed support to help employees with cancer navigate their life after being diagnosed. But there are currently too many glaring gaps.
For those given the all-clear after cancer treatment, it might seem like a time of closure and renewed normalcy. But for many, it’s just the beginning of a new, challenging phase.
Stephen Bevan, a frontrunner in HR research and a leading voice on workplace wellbeing, died on 19 June 2024. We report this news with great sadness, and publish this report in tribute to Bevan and...
When sharing her cancer diagnosis, the Princess of Wales highlighted the value of work for her wellbeing. Employers need to better prepare for and manage employees working with cancer.
A cancer diagnosis can be one of the single most traumatic life events faced by a person. Yet what is less widely acknowledged is the far-reaching, ongoing physical and emotional impacts of cancer.
Under half (47%) of line managers said they would be able to offer support to colleagues with cancer with reasonable adjustments in their workplace, according to a new study exclusive to HR magazine.
HR consultant Julie Grabham, owner of JG HR Solutions, has launched a petition calling on employers and other HR leaders to introduce paid leave for employees to attend routine breast screening.
Marketing manager Lucy Lyddall has won a discrimination claim after being dismissed without warning following treatment for breast cancer.
The Equality Act 2010 provides that certain medical conditions, including cancer, HIV infection and multiple sclerosis, are disabilities. Aside from the moral imperative, Adeline Willis’s case against...
Many cancer patients returning to work are unaware of their rights at work, and HR departments are failing to inform them.
Many cancers are preventable, and many are treatable. This is hugely positive but there are, however, a couple of caveats.
