The Health and Wellbeing at Work conference and exhibition returned to Birmingham’s NEC yesterday (11 March) for its 19th year. The HR magazine team is chairing the event's Best Place to Work seminar...
New data from the Office for National Statistics reveals a stark reality: patients with endometriosis face a persistent wage gap, earning £56 less monthly within five years of diagnosis.
Early intervention can be crucial for better health outcomes. That’s why it's vital that we encourage men to speak up and seek help when it comes to health concerns.
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.
There are over 700,000 women on the waiting list for an appointment with an NHS gynaecologist. This is just one of many staggering statistics that highlights the challenges women face when it comes to...
The UK has more than 16 million women in employment, so addressing women's unique health needs is not just a matter of health equity – it's a critical factor in fostering productivity, retention and...
With the right strategies, business leaders can ensure that hybrid workers are both healthy and happy at work, research suggests, as Gemma Dale reports.
A cross-party commission has warned that drastic action is required to address the growing number of people signed off from work with a long-term illness.
The needs of your business and employees change all the time so it makes sense to give your healthcare plans a regular once over, to make sure they continue to meet everyone’s needs. But how should...
When it comes to health and wellbeing in the workplace, line managers define the culture in their teams and are key to unlock preventative health. So it makes perfect sense to support them, and give...
According to research from the University of Warwick, being happy makes employees more productive at work. Whichever comes first, health or happiness, the link to organisational productivity and...
Energy company SSE is using free health checkups to spark change in employee wellbeing through a partnership with the British Heart Foundation. Millicent Machell reports.
