A new study has revealed that men are four times more likely to be absent from work through sickness, with work-related stress driving some workers to ill health and alcoholism.
Research from health insurance provider Medicash found that 20 per cent of 3,000 male employees quizzed admitted to having taken at least two days off work [...]

Financial institution HSBC has revealed plans to reduce some of its employees' sick pay and increase the number of outlets which open on Saturdays.
The banking giant will cut branch managers' sickness absence pay to 26 weeks as part of an effort to bring them into line with the majority of the company's employees, but union [...]

Financial institution HSBC has revealed plans to reduce some of its employees' sick pay and increase the number of outlets which open on Saturdays.
The banking giant will cut branch managers' sickness absence pay to 26 weeks as part of an effort to bring them into line with the majority of the company's employees, but union [...]

A recent rise in the number of sick days taken by staff at a north Wales local authority has been attributed by bosses to increasing workplace stress and mental health problems.
According to BBC News, a new report revealed absences cost Conwy council around £1 million last year, with a total of 12,103 sick days taken [...]

By encouraging workers to bond down the pub well-meaning employers could be contributing to health problems for their workforce. This is according to new research released today by Aviva.
Over half of business leaders (57%) questioned in Aviva’s fourth Health of the Workplace report, published next month, claim that socialising at work usually involves going to [...]

In the build up to September’s Stress Prevention and Mental Wellbeing Forum, Kevin Young, general manager EMEA, SkillSoft explains how stressed staff can be supported in a way that benefits the entire organisation.
It had to happen sometime; suddenly positive thinking is getting a negative press. Since the publication of the book Smile or Die [...]

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has called on the new coalition Government to create a more efficient common sense approach to criminal vetting.
In responding to four separate government consultations, the REC highlighted members’ concerns that recruitment agencies often have to process repeat CRB checks, which is both costly and time-consuming.
Commenting on the [...]

One in five employees in the UK have admitted that the last time they took a ’sick day’ was actually for personal reasons rather than because they were ill.
Many people would not own up to feigning illness; suggesting the real number of sickies is much higher, said business leaders, who warned it was costing [...]

In the build up to his presentation at September’s Stress Prevention & Mental Wellbeing Forum, Guy Hollebon, Director and Head of Employment at Bevans, offers insights into managing sickness absence through answering what sort of policies should we have in place, what to do when advice from the GP and Occupation Health conflict, how to [...]

The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health have released a report suggesting that people with mental health problems do not have to be completely recovered to return to work as getting back into their job can help recovery.
People with depression and anxiety should be offered specialist support to return to work as well as psychological therapy, [...]