Feeling unwell? How to decide if you should take a sick day
September 6, 2022
As the rise in home working blurs the boundary between work and home lives, it has become easier for people to work while unwell. But should you? Read More
Coronavirus advice for employers
September 1, 2022
Boris Johnson has announced that all legal requirements to self-isolate in England will come to an end on Thursday 24 February, as he set out plans for 'living with COVID'. Read More
Unpacking mental health in the workplace
June 20, 2022
“Mental health is in your organisation,” a chief psychologist told delegates recently at Safety and Health Expo. Read More
Depression, burnout and how to talk about mental health at work – My story, by Ann Diment
July 23, 2021
Ann Diment is Director of Work Safe and Well, transforming burned out professionals into resilient and compassionate leaders. She wants to smash the stigma of talking about mental health, to empower everyone to start those ‘difficult’ conversations so they can become more confident and creative leaders. Read More
World Sleep Day: How can employers implement effective fatigue risk management?
March 19, 2021
Safety consultants Baines Simmons presents a perspective on fatigue in the workplace and fatigue risk management systems. 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
