Health

Hot topic part two: pregnancy loss

In April 2021, New Zealand joined a small number of countries offering paid leave for those who experience pregnancy loss. In the same month, The Lancet published data on the mental health impacts of...

Features

Stress-related absence surge caused by poor management

?More training is needed to help managers better support staff wellbeing, research has found

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

Beware the H&W generational divide

?Employers should stay up-to-date with changing attitudes towards health in the workplace, according to founder of Well Aware Rebecca Fairbrother

Employers must do more to tackle sleep deprivation

Public Health England and BITC have launched a new guide to help companies tackle work-related insomnia

A third think work is making them fat

Sitting at a desk all day, not finding enough time for exercise, and colleagues bringing in unhealthy snacks were all cited as factors

Fairness in the workplace relates to health over time

Research demonstrates a link between how staff perceive the fairness of their treatment and their health

Absence management can improve productivity and reduce unemployment figures

Unemployment is currently at 7.8% in the UK. It is important for businesses to address a number of issues to help reduce this figure or at least to avoid any continued increases in this figure.