The majority of HR professionals are now regularly engaging with employees to gain an insight into their mental wellbeing, a survey for PMI Health Group has found.
Employees are feeling pressured to return to work with 22% feeling pressure to return straight after their treatment finished, a survey for Bupa has found.
Obesity, work/life balance and presenteeism are among the health and wellbeing concerns of employers, research for Group Risk Development (GRiD) has revealed.
Legal & General (L&G) has announced it is to spend £1m on its Relevant Life Plan (RLP) to provide online submissions and allow for online submissions.
"Champions" for older workers to support them returning to work if they're unemployed has been announced by the Department for Work and Pensions.
The Access to Work (AtW) programme is helping only a minority of the disabled people it could benefit the Work and Pensions Select Committee has warned.
Figures from the group risk industry have welcomed the launch of the government's flagship Fit for Work service which provides a basic set of back-to-work services for employers to tackle absenteeism.
The Fit for Work (FfW) service has officially launched today.
Back-to-work schemes run by the Work Programme and Jobcentre plus are ineffective for those with mental health problems and an alternative is needed, the charity Mind has said.
VitalityHealth has responded to the Health and Social Care Information Centre's (HSCIC) report which revealed the high number of people taking prescription drugs on the NHS.