Coronavirus advice for employers
February 23, 2021
The Government has Government published a four-step roadmap to ease restrictions across England and provide a route back to a more normal way of life. Addressing the nation in a Downing Street Press Conference on Tuesday 23 February, PM Boris Johnson said that each step will be assessed against four tests before restrictions ease. Read More
Sleep and fatigue in UK working populations
November 20, 2020
81% of UK workers do not feel as though they achieve enough sleep. In this article, Marcus de Guingand, from Third Pillar of Health, discusses some of the data from a recently released whitepaper looking at the extent, impact and causes of tiredness and fatigue in different worker groups. Read More
Horizon scanning: Questions about the ‘new normal’
May 19, 2020
Regardless of the UK’s approach for lifting lockdown, we will be living in what is euphemistically called a ‘new normal’. This creates new challenges and opportunities for the health and safety and allied professions. Read More
20 things about absence and health in 20 years
April 9, 2020
After 20 years of Health and wellbeing at work surveys, the CIPD has reflected on what has changed – and what's stayed the same – over the years… Read More
Budget 2020: Statutory sick pay will be paid to all those who choose to self-isolate
March 11, 2020
In the first budget of 2020, the newly-appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has pledged the NHS will get 'whatever resources it needs' during the coronavirus crisis, while he has also unveiled measures to boost the self-employed and small businesses who are left out of pocket. Read More
Updating your wellbeing business case for 2020
March 4, 2020
Heather Beach looks at two reports, published to support your business case for organisational wellbeing – one from Deloitte and one from Robertson Cooper. Read More
Where is the mental health agenda heading?
August 23, 2019
The changing mental health agenda of 2019 is driven by cultural change and leadership, according to a panel discussion held at Safety & Health Expo 2019’s Workplace Wellbeing Theatre. 'Businesses need to look carefully at their current wellbeing strategies to determine what is and isn’t working'. Read More
How to recognise work addiction
June 26, 2019
A Global Head of HR at Instant Offices explores how workers can recognise the difference between committed working habits and work addiction. Read More
Injured and laid up? Whose job is it to get you back to work?
September 3, 2018
No-one wants to suffer an injury, but it happens. However if, during your leisure time, you sustain an injury that prevents you from working, whose problem is it? Does your employer have any obligation to help you recover from your injury and return to work? Read More
Eight in 10 employees admit observing Presenteeism in the workplace
August 6, 2018
‘Presenteeism from Mental Health alone is estimated to cost the UK economy £15.1 billion per annum, compared to £8.4 billion per annum for absenteeism.’ Read More